More than 22,000 BTC were transferred to addresses starting with “bc1q.”
“I assume this is related to a change of custody,” says specialist.
The company Strategy, previously known as MicroStrategy, has carried out a series of movements of bitcoin (BTC) to new addresses in recent hours, presumably as part of a change in custody scheme.
In total, 22,704 BTC were transferred, equivalent to about $2.45 billion, to 20 new addresses starting with the prefix “bc1q”according to records in chain.
According to analyst Emmett Gallic, the operations could be related to “a test of new addresses and a change of custody.” However, the fact that the new addresses are of type bech32 (P2WPKH) draws attention. This format offers greater resistance to potential quantum computing attacks.
Currently, older Bitcoin addresses—such as P2PK, P2PKH, and P2MS, which begin with the number “1,” or P2SH, which begins with “3”—could be vulnerable if a quantum computer were able to reveal public keys from digital signatures. Even P2TR (Taproot, which begins with “bc1p”) present theoretical risks, as we recently analyzed in CriptoNoticias.
In contrast, P2WPKH (bech32, “bc1q”) addresses, such as those used by Strategy, They hide the public key until the bitcoin is spent. This significantly reduces the attack surface.
Although the company led by Michael Saylor has not issued an official statement, the movements suggest a preventive update of your backup infrastructure. This, in line with technical recommendations to protect funds against future advances in quantum computing.