Grayscale pushes quantum computing threats to BTC far into the future

Grayscale, one of the world’s largest digital asset managers, has downplayed fears that quantum computers could pose an immediate threat to Bitcoin’s security. In its latest 2026 Digital Asset Outlook , the company cautioned that quantum computing remains a long-term technology challenge in the crypto sector. Still, the firm stated that the risk is unlikely to impact cryptocurrency markets in the coming year. The report went even further, calling quantum computing a “red herring” for 2026. Grayscale also highlighted that specific physical factors, regulatory changes, institutional adoption growth, and capital flows will influence crypto markets. Those, the firm said, are the dynamics that will drive market performance in 2026 — not unfounded fears about technology that lies ahead in the future. Grayscale downplays quantum risk in the short term Grayscale maintains that even a quantum computer capable of breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography will not be built for at least another 10...

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