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The Debate: Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin
The year 2025 marks a fundamental inflection point in the assessment of quantum computing’s threat to the Bitcoin protocol. A series of rapid hardware and algorithmic advancements has eroded the long-held consensus that a Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computer (CRQC) is decades away, compressing the potential timeline to a window of 8-12 years, with some aggressive estimates placing it as early as 2028-2030. This acceleration has transformed the quantum threat from a theoretical physics problem into a pressing engineering and governance challenge.The core of the threat is centered on…
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