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no. sadly that's not true. you better hope q-day does not come for a log time!

also an other thing: yes it would be in theory technically possible to change bitcoin to be highly quantum resistant and prevent panic and a catastrophic collapse of the market.

but it won't happen because:

1. there is no serious will or determination to go all the way necessary

2. it's brutally anti-scaling, would make the whole system degrade in UX

3. it would be contrary to bitcoin's most core principles (confiscation is a big no-no)

i guess you can't save something by undoing the best parts of it. it would not be the same thing. it would be something else.

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Benking 4mo ago

I see your points, but I think it’s not entirely impossible. Advances in post-quantum cryptography, like lattice-based or hash-based schemes, could be integrated carefully to maintain UX and scaling. Yes, it’s challenging, but with a proper soft-fork strategy and community coordination, we could upgrade Bitcoin without fundamentally breaking its core principles. It would still be Bitcoin, just future-proofed.

moonsettler 4mo ago

i know perfectly well it's not impossible. even how to do it.

"with a proper soft-fork strategy and community coordination, we could upgrade Bitcoin without fundamentally breaking its core principles"

there is no way to upgrade for dormant but vulnerable UTXOs without them coming back to life. the rest is taken care by market psychology.

also early migration just makes bitcoin shittier in the present. but without it, you are simply not prepared.

Benking 4mo ago

Totally agree, upgrading carefully is key. Rushing dormant UTXOs would create more problems than it solves.

moonsettler 4mo ago

early migration could be done right, if it's optional at the script level, at the time of spending.

but we would need to change how keys are generated and handled as standard, etc...

the chain that does not confiscate non-upgrading coins will go to $0, the chain that confiscates will not be #bitcoin (and probably also go to $0 just slower).

that's why i'm saying, just pray that quantum is fake and gay!

Benking 4mo ago

Optional migration at spend-time only works if adoption is near-universal. Otherwise, untouched UTXOs become the weakest link. Either you break fungibility by confiscating them, or you risk collapse by leaving them vulnerable. That’s why the real defense is incentives + market consensus, not just praying quantum away.

moonsettler 4mo ago

right. those are very confusing sentences, but sure. either everyone moves their coins into post-quantum scripts or q-day can still wipe the market out. hence my earlier points.