El Salvador divides their bitcoin reserves to protect them from quantum threats

By Hannah Pérez

El Salvador says he has made his Bitcoin reservations to quantum threats with the division of funds into multiple wallets. The 6,300 BTC of the Nation are now distributed in 14 directions.

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• The Bitcoin office of El Salvador distributes its bitcoins in 14 directions.
• Announced the measure as an effort to protect Bitcoin’s national reserves.
• Quantum computer proof? Maybe not quite …

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El Salvador is distributing its USD $ 680 million in Bitcoin (BTC) in multiple directions to protect your reserves from possible quantum threats.

The Bitcoin National Office (ONBTC) of El Salvador announced this weekend the measure to strengthen the safety of its cryptocurrency reserves: divide its holdings of almost 6,300 BTC in multiple directions Blockchain. The initiative seeks to mitigate potential risks of quantum computing, although experts point out that such threats are still years away.

In a statement published in X, the ONBTC explained that the funds, previously concentrated in a single direction for greater transparency, are now redistributed in 14 new unused addresses, each with a limit of 500 BTC.

This reduces exposure in case of an attack, since public keys are only revealed when spending funds, at which time they could be vulnerable to quantum algorithms such as that of Shorcapable of breaking the ECDSA cryptography that protects Bitcoin.

“Previously, only one direction was reused for greater transparency, which exposed the public keys continuously and, in theory, granted a quantum attacker unlimited time to discover private keys“The office said.

“The measure is aligned with the best management practices of Bitcoin and prepares for advances in quantum computing“the office added in his announcement, ensuring that “also”Strengthens the integrity and future protection of the National Strategic Reserve of Bitcoin de El Salvador against constantly evolving technological threats“

The Savior Is Moving the Funds from A Single Bitcoin Address into Multiple New, Unused Addresses as part of a Strategic Initiative to Enhance The Security and Long-Term Custody of the National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. This Action Aligns with Best Practices in Bitcoin …

– The Bitcoin Office (@bitcoinofficesv) August 29, 2025

Adam Back, pioneer Bitcoin and CEO of Blockstreamhe praised the decision in a response in X, describing it as “good practice”By dividing funds into multiple UTXO (unbroken transactions outputs) instead of reusing only one direction.

According to chain data, Salvadoran reserves amount to 6,284 BTC. Under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele, the Central American Nation claims to buy a Bitcoin diary; Although a Julio IMF report indicates that the Government has not acquired more since February, under a loan agreement.

Diversification, although it improves custody and privacy today, may not make reservations completely “quantum proof “ Once such technology develops, since the network Bitcoin You may need future updates to address these threats, as you point out COINDESK. Bernstein It estimates that an effective risk to Bitcoin this “Distance decades“

This action positions El Salvador, under President Bukele, as a case study in the sovereign cryptocurrency management.

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