BTQ Launches BIP 360 on Quantum Testnet v0.3.0, Forecasts 100,000-Token Yield Year One
BTQ Technologies deployed BIP 360 Pay-to-Merkle-Root on its Bitcoin Quantum testnet v0.3.0, providing full P2MR consensus, wallet RPC support and CLI tools for quantum-resistant transactions. The live testnet has 50+ miners and over 100,000 blocks mined, and BTQ expects to collect 100,000 tokens via a 3% mining fee.
1. Testnet Deployment of BIP 360
BTQ rolled out Bitcoin Quantum testnet v0.3.0 with the first functional implementation of BIP 360, integrating the Pay-to-Merkle-Root output type to eliminate Taproot’s quantum vulnerability. This marks the transition of BIP 360 from draft proposal to a live environment for real-world testing.
2. Technical Features and Tooling
The release includes full P2MR consensus with SegWit v2 bech32m addresses, Merkle root commitment verification, control block validation and five Dilithium post-quantum signature opcodes. BTQ also shipped end-to-end CLI wallet tooling and complete RPC support for creating, funding, signing and broadcasting P2MR transactions.
3. Network Adoption Metrics
Since activation, the Bitcoin Quantum testnet has attracted over 50 participating miners and surpassed 100,000 mined blocks, supported by an active open-source community. This real-world validation environment accelerates development of post-quantum Bitcoin infrastructure under increasing regulatory focus.
4. Commercial Outlook and Token Projections
BTQ plans to operate a Bitcoin Quantum mining pool charging a 3% fee on block rewards, projecting 100,000 BTQ tokens accumulated in the first year. The company is also building future revenue streams in security-as-a-service, premium settlement infrastructure and quantum certification offerings.