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Posted: 2025-12-01 20:28:36 UTC
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The article addresses the recurring fear that quantum computing will break Bitcoin, clarifying that while early Bitcoin outputs are vulnerable, the threat is not imminent. Experts estimate a cryptographically relevant quantum computer is decades away, and Bitcoin has ample time to adapt.
Quantum computing is not an imminent threat to Bitcoin.
The earliest plausible window for a cryptographically relevant quantum computer is around 2045–2055.
Bitcoin has decades to prepare and transition to post-quantum signature schemes.
Misinformation and fearmongering regarding quantum computing's impact on Bitcoin.
Vulnerability of early Bitcoin outputs (P2PK) to quantum attacks.