{
  "title": "Bitcoin quantum-risk evidence: what each artifact establishes",
  "article": "https://synxcrypto.com/articles/quantum-computing-bitcoin-evidence-matrix.php#comparison-table",
  "reviewed": "2026-09-21",
  "scope": "Editorial reference table; not a SYNX laboratory measurement. Preserve qualifiers in each row.",
  "columns": [
    "Claim type",
    "Evidence to retain",
    "What it does not establish"
  ],
  "rows": [
    [
      "Attack mechanism",
      "The mathematical problem and algorithm being discussed",
      "A machine capable of executing the complete attack"
    ],
    [
      "Resource model",
      "Logical resources, physical assumptions and intended runtime",
      "Observed runtime on available hardware"
    ],
    [
      "Hardware demonstration",
      "The actual problem instance, equipment and successful output",
      "Success against a larger cryptographic task"
    ],
    [
      "Public-key exposure",
      "Output or disclosure record and the affected authorization path",
      "Private-key recovery or an unauthorized spend"
    ],
    [
      "Network effect",
      "A documented event and the network rules relevant to it",
      "A conclusion about unrelated assets or consensus mechanisms"
    ]
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://synxcrypto.com/articles/02-when-will-quantum-computers-break-bitcoin-ecdsa.php",
      "label": "SYNX: Bitcoin ECDSA quantum-risk discussion"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://synxcrypto.com/articles/123-how-many-qubits-to-break-bitcoin-secp256k1.php",
      "label": "SYNX: logical and physical qubit discussion"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.nist.gov/cybersecurity-and-privacy/what-post-quantum-cryptography",
      "label": "NIST: post-quantum cryptography and hardware uncertainty"
    }
  ]
}