# StarkWare Says a Week of AI-Assisted Coding Cut a Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transaction Estimate to $66 From $320

A contest run with Yukon Research and Eigen Labs accepted 62 improvements, though the cheaper code has not yet produced another transaction mined on Bitcoin.

- Published: 2026-09-24T05:46:16.721Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-09-24/starkware-says-a-week-of-ai-assisted-coding-cut-a-quantum-sa
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/24/a-week-of-ai-coding-cut-a-quantum-safe-bitcoin-transaction-estimate-from-usd320-to-usd66), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/the-quantum-issue-you-never-really-know-the-future), [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/post-poseidon-hash-function-variants-for-ethereum/26071</source)

StarkWare says participants in a one-week contest made the computation behind a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction roughly five times faster, cutting the estimated cost of building one to about $66 from $320, according to CoinDesk. The c…

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