Digital asset trust company BitGo announced new quantum-risk management tools for institutional Bitcoin wallets on July 9, 2026. The launch aims to help institutions “assess, manage, and reduce the issues and threats linked to quantum computing” in UTXO-based wallets. The update introduces a Quantum Risk Score, a guided workflow to move funds off exposed addresses, a new UTXO selection method, and updated default address type controls, all built on BitGo’s long-standing multi-signature security architecture.
Among the features is a provisional patent-pending method that groups and prioritizes UTXOs by address to lower risks from partially spent funds. However, the protection does not cover address types that expose the public key from the outset, such as Taproot or Pay-to-Public-Key, which require separate solutions. The move follows a warning from Coinbase’s Independent Advisory Committee on Quantum Computing and Blockchain last month, which estimated that around 7 million bitcoins sit in addresses vulnerable to a potential quantum attack.
Mike Belshe, co-founder and CEO of BitGo, stressed that institutions should not wait for a quantum event before managing exposure, emphasizing that the right approach is to reduce it now. The new capabilities will become available in the coming weeks.
