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Operational Roles of QRNG-Derived Quantum Entropy in Bitcoin Proof-of-Work Architectures

  • Ricardo Fernandes da Silva
  • Paulo Vitor Batista Santos
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Abstract

Replacing classical entropy with QRNG output does not change honest Bitcoin PoW success probability when candidate headers remain distinct. The original contribution of this paper is a reproducible benchmark that locates and measures the operational value of quantum entropy in hybrid quantum-classical mining infrastructure through two scheduler-level observables, the entropy-efficiency factor η and the reboot-diversity index ρ. Monte Carlo and scheduler simulations with confidence intervals show parity for competent deterministic and strong-classical baselines, while QRNG value emerges in assurance-oriented scenarios involving correlated restart faults, namespace reuse, and entropy provenance. The study is therefore positioned as a simulation-based validation framework rather than as a device-level QRNG demonstration; hardware-in-the-loop validation with recorded or live QRNG streams is identified as the next experimental step.

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@misc{silva2026operational,
  title = {{Operational Roles of QRNG-Derived Quantum Entropy in Bitcoin Proof-of-Work Architectures}},
  author = {Ricardo Fernandes da Silva and Paulo Vitor Batista Santos},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.05092},
  eprint = {2609.05092},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.05092},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - UNPB
TI  - Operational Roles of QRNG-Derived Quantum Entropy in Bitcoin Proof-of-Work Architectures
AU  - Ricardo Fernandes da Silva
AU  - Paulo Vitor Batista Santos
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/04
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.05092
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.05092
AB  - Replacing classical entropy with QRNG output does not change honest Bitcoin PoW success probability when candidate headers remain distinct. The original contribution of this paper is a reproducible benchmark that locates and measures the operational value of quantum entropy in hybrid quantum-classical mining infrastructure through two scheduler-level observables, the entropy-efficiency factor η and the reboot-diversity index ρ. Monte Carlo and scheduler simulations with confidence intervals show parity for competent deterministic and strong-classical baselines, while QRNG value emerges in assurance-oriented scenarios involving correlated restart faults, namespace reuse, and entropy provenance. The study is therefore positioned as a simulation-based validation framework rather than as a device-level QRNG demonstration; hardware-in-the-loop validation with recorded or live QRNG streams is identified as the next experimental step.
ER  -