A new analysis has brought the “#quantum risk to #Bitcoin” debate to a more serious level. In this view, the question is no longer whether #quantum computing will ever become a real threat, but rather that the time frame for readiness is shrinking at an alarming rate.

According to the warning, many #quantum experts’ estimates have converged on a range of 2 to 9 years, with the highest risk likely to occur in the next 4 to 5 years.

#Bitcoin is not a static system; it is a living network that has repeatedly faced technical, economic, and political threats over the past 15 years, evolving each time with consensus, not haste.

The reality is that if #quantum computing were to reach a level that could threaten #Bitcoin’s cryptography, almost the entire digital infrastructure of the world (from banks and governments to the Internet and military systems) would be at risk of collapse before then. In such a scenario, #Bitcoin is among the systems that are capable of upgradeability, cryptographic migration, and transparent and open source adaptation.