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Europol says quantum computing won't break Bitcoin, but some wallets are exposed
Crypto Briefing ·
Crypto Briefing reports: Europe's top police agency has weighed in on crypto's favorite doomsday scenario. Its verdict: the sky is not falling. On October 7, 2026, Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) published two reports on how quantum computing could affect crypto and encrypted data. The key finding was blunt. "Cryptocurrencies will not collapse due to quantum computing." Still, "will not collapse" is not the same as "nothing to worry about." The reports draw a sharp line between…