List of Flash News about Bitcoin quantum risk
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2025-10-15 23:01 |
Bitcoin (BTC) Quantum Risk Warning: Claim That 20–30% P2PK Supply Could Be Seized in 2–8 Years — What Traders Should Monitor
According to Charles Edwards (@caprioleio), up to 20–30% of BTC held in legacy P2PK outputs could be taken by a future quantum computer within 2–8 years, and he proposes either allowing theft-related dumping or enforcing a migration window that burns unmigrated coins (source: Charles Edwards on X, Oct 15, 2025). According to Bitcoin Wiki, P2PK outputs reveal public keys on-chain, leaving any unspent P2PK UTXOs inherently exposed if Shor’s algorithm breaks secp256k1 ECDSA (source: Bitcoin Wiki, Pay-to-Pubkey). According to NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography program, no cryptographically relevant quantum computer exists today, though ECDSA is not quantum-safe and migration to standardized PQC schemes like CRYSTALS-Dilithium will be required once timelines warrant (source: NIST PQC status reports, 2022–2024). According to Roetteler et al. (Microsoft Research), breaking a single secp256k1 key demands very large fault-tolerant quantum resources beyond current hardware, making the specific 2–8 year horizon uncertain for traders to price (source: Roetteler et al., 2017, Quantum Resource Estimates for ECC). |
2025-10-08 00:22 |
BTC Quantum Risk Warning for Traders: Charles Edwards Says 2026 Solution Needed or Bitcoin Could Go to Zero
According to @caprioleio, he is very long Bitcoin and expects BTC to go higher in the next months, indicating his near-term bullish outlook for price action, source: @caprioleio on X, Oct 8, 2025. He warns that Bitcoin needs an agreed quantum-safe solution by 2026 at the latest to mitigate quantum risk, source: @caprioleio on X, Oct 8, 2025. He adds that if the network is even one minute late on quantum readiness, Bitcoin could go to zero, highlighting a time-critical security risk for BTC holders, source: @caprioleio on X, Oct 8, 2025. This frames a trading stance of near-term bullishness with a clearly defined 2026 security deadline risk, per @caprioleio, source: @caprioleio on X, Oct 8, 2025. |