AI Agents Are Racing to Make Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Cheap—And Winning
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StarkWare, Yukon Research and Eigen Labs host an open competition that slashes the estimated cost of a quantum‑safe Bitcoin transaction from roughly $320 to about $67, with AI agents dominating the leaderboard; this dramatic reduction demonstrates how machine‑learning optimization can lower security‑upgrade expenses, potentially accelerating broader adoption of quantum‑resistant protocols and boosting confidence in Bitcoin’s long‑term resilience.
An open competition run by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs drove the estimated cost of building a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to roughly $67, with AI models topping the leaderboards.