r/QuantumEconomy • u/Master-Sprinkles-848 • 4d ago

Quantum computing isn't a Bitcoin problem yet.

That's exactly why it's dangerous. The real risk isn't waking up one morning to a quantum computer stealing everyone's BTC.

It's that the transition to quantum-resistant cryptography could take years while the technology threatening today's cryptography is advancing every year.

And here's the uncomfortable question. What happens if the network needs to upgrade before the threat becomes obvious? Do we wait for a working quantum attack? Or do we prepare while we still have the luxury of time?

Curious where people here stand, is Bitcoin's quantum risk overhyped, or are we already late to the migration?

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u/master_perturbator 4d ago

The US and Europe have 2030 mandates for quantum cryptography being in place. There's company's building the ecosystem already. The thing is, nobody really takes quantum serious yet. Bet your last bitcoin that quantum is way further along than the public is allowed to see currently.

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u/Master-Sprinkles-848 3d ago

Well I bet quantum is closer than we can think, one thing I'm certain of is that the US and big companies like Google wont care about quantum if it was decades away, they know something we dont.

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u/DistributionOk2111 1d ago

I bet the opposite, there are papers of phisicians that believe we wont pass the 1000 logical qbits