Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson argues Bitcoin’s proposed quantum fix, BIP 361, is misclassified as a soft fork and would in practice require a hard fork, with roughly 1.7 million BTC unlikely to be recoverable under the proposal’s recovery design.
Google Quantum AI's new whitepaper says breaking Bitcoin only needs 1,200 logical qubits—20x lower than prior estimates—with quantum hardware expected by 2033. The real crisis is not physics but Bitcoin's conservative governance, as anti-quantum upgrades would halve throughput and triple fees, with consensus potentially taking a decade.
A new White House executive order accelerates the U.S. federal transition to post-quantum cryptography to December 2031, with NIST pilot migrations due by 2027. Analysts warn that roughly 7 million BTC could be at risk from future quantum attacks.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson criticizes BIP 361 as a disguised hard fork that would render 1.7M BTC, including Satoshi's coins, unrecoverable. He warns that over 34% of Bitcoin supply is quantum-vulnerable and highlights Bitcoin's lack of on-chain governance.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warns that BIP 361 is a disguised hard fork. Over 34% of Bitcoin supply is quantum-vulnerable, and 1.7 million BTC—including Satoshi's coins—might be irrecoverable under the proposed ZK recovery system.
Charles Hoskinson warns Bitcoin’s BIP 361 quantum fix is actually a hard fork in disguise, and could lead to permanent loss of 1.7 million BTC, including Satoshi’s coins. He criticizes Bitcoin’s lack of on-chain governance.
Bitcoin’s BIP 361 proposes a phased sunset of legacy signatures, potentially freezing unmigrated coins to prevent quantum theft. The debate highlights governance tensions as Tron pushes speed and Ethereum favors gradual cryptographic agility.
Bitcoin's BIP 361 proposes a phased migration to quantum-resistant outputs, potentially freezing unmigrated legacy coins. The plan has triggered governance debate, while Tron pushes speed and Ethereum pursues a layered, gradual post-quantum roadmap.
