At the 2025 MIT Bitcoin Expo, Bitcoin Magazine’s Shinobi interviews BIP 360 author Hunter Beast about the threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin. They discuss how Shor’s Algorithm could break Bitcoin’s cryptography, the distinction between physical and logical qubits, and a proposed migration path to post-quantum security. The conversation also explores game theory, potential government responses, and how old Bitcoin wallets might be targeted—or protected—using proposals like Hourglass.
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