El Salvador moved its national Bitcoin stash into multiple wallets on Friday as a hedge against a future cryptographic threat, according to official posts and blockchain records.

The country transferred 6,274 BTC — roughly $678 million at current prices — out of a single address and into 14 separate addresses, with each new address holding up to 500 BTC.

Split Wallets To Limit Exposure

Based on reports from the Bitcoin Office, the move was meant to reduce the impact of any future quantum breakthrough.

Officials said the shift was a simple, defensive step. Once funds are spent from a Bitcoin address, the address’s public key becomes visible on the blockchain.

That public key, people warn, would be the target if quantum machines ever reached the ability to solve elliptic curve cry

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