El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, is taking new steps to protect its encrypted assets. In a recent move, the country started dividing its Bitcoin assets across several wallets. The reason? Growing concerns about the future threat of quantum computing and its ability to break current encryption.

Although quantum computers are not powerful enough yet, they may someday break the encryption of Bitcoin wallets. Governments and forward-thinking institutions are now taking precautions to protect their digital assets from future risks, with El Salvador at the forefront of this field.

Why are multi-wallets important?
By distributing Bitcoin coins across different wallets, El Salvador reduces the risk of a single point of failure. If the private key of one of the wallets is compromised, whether through quantum computing or any other advanced method, only a portion of the Bitcoin coins in the country would be at risk.

This strategy reflects the best practices in the field of cryptocurrency security for individuals and institutions, such as multi-signature wallets and cold storage solutions. This step indicates that El Salvador treats its Bitcoin reserves as critically important national assets, deserving of the highest security standards.