Researchers have long warned that the advent of quantum computers, advanced systems that exploit the counterintuitive laws of quantum physics, could present a massive cybersecurity threat.

While scientists are still only starting to get a clearer picture of the possible implications — we’re still far from quantum computers becoming commercially viable, let alone useful for everyday tasks — it’s a threat that core contributors to the Bitcoin cryptocurrency project aren’t taking lightly.

In a recently proposed proposal, dubbed BIP361, Bitcoin developer and cryptography expert…