I for one am grateful for the work of those who seek ways to make Bitcoin quantum-secure.

I remember back in my freshman year of college, which would've been nearly twenty years ago now, hearing about quantum computers and thinking we might have them in a decade.

When I first bought bitcoin, it was with the notion in mind that maybe one day quantum computers at scale would exist, that one day the Bitcoin network might have to upgrade for it, as it has updated in the past for other things. Bitcoin is resilient against many risks, but I've generally thought that to be one worth watching.

I think some of the recent concerns about quantum are overdone. Bitcoin goes through seasons, and this is clearly quantum season. But it is true that some institutions and potential large buyers are worrying about bitcoin's quantum resistance, and thus its price can be impacted even if the software is not. This can pass, in time. And those who develop potential mitigation paths, that help figure out what the most efficient and resilient upgrades would be if they are needed, are doing good work on that front.

Much like how some people are understandably spooked by just the risk of quantum (i.e. even if you believe there's a ~5% chance of it happening in some investable time horizon, that factors into your expected value analysis), others are understandably relieved by knowing that people are working on it and that mitigation paths do exist. And I'm glad they're doing that.

I think that the amount of attention we give to a a change proposal to bitcoin should be based on computer science and rational threat assessment.

VCs and other vested interests' shouldn't be able to shape that conversation with bullshit chicken little narratives.

rumble adding a self custody bitcoin and tether wallet seems like a big deal

Gm

A heck of a lot of FUD going around right now trying to take your coins “quantum is coming and will send bitcoin to zero” “core is compromised better get out while you can” “the bear market is here better sell before it gets worse” “Bitcoin can not scale and has zero privacy better swap it for zcash” “the cost to mine a bitcoin is way higher than the current market price of bitcoin” “Saylor is about to get liquidated better sell before that happens” “ Jeffery Epstein is Satoshi Nakamoto”

So much noise the signal remains the same

Stay humble and stack sats

Like nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs says hodling is like having a knife fight in a phone booth