Bitcoin Developers’ Quantum Stance Is Starting to Worry Investors

While people in the industry like Adam Back maintain that quantum threats are still decades away, others say the lack of visible contingency planning is creating uncertainty. In contrast, networks like Aptos are taking proactive steps by proposing opt-in post-quantum signature schemes, as part of the industry shift toward preparation rather than debate as quantum research accelerates. Quantum Computing Fears Quietly Weighing on Bitcoin Concerns over quantum computing are re-emerging as a source of tension in the Bitcoin ecosystem, with some crypto industry executives arguing that the way developers are responding to the issue is beginning to weigh on price action and capital flows. While most Bitcoin developers see the risk as a distant and largely theoretical problem, critics say investor perception matters a lot, regardless of whether the threat is imminent. Adam Back, a long-time cypherpunk and co-founder of Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream, wanted to downplay the urgency of...

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