Here's what a quantum hack on $BTC would actually look like:
Not some Hollywood instant drain. More like a slow bleed that starts with old wallets from 2009-2012 — the ones with exposed public keys from P2PK outputs.
Attacker cracks one wallet. Moves funds. Market doesn't notice yet.
Then another. And another.
By the time people connect the dots, panic hits. Price dumps 40%+ in hours. Miners fork. Chaos.
The real risk? Satoshi's ~1M $BTC sitting in early blocks. If those move without a signed message, it's game over for confidence.
Quantum resistance isn't a meme. It's an insurance policy we better hope Bitcoin dev team is working on behind the scenes.
Not some Hollywood instant drain. More like a slow bleed that starts with old wallets from 2009-2012 — the ones with exposed public keys from P2PK outputs.
Attacker cracks one wallet. Moves funds. Market doesn't notice yet.
Then another. And another.
By the time people connect the dots, panic hits. Price dumps 40%+ in hours. Miners fork. Chaos.
The real risk? Satoshi's ~1M $BTC sitting in early blocks. If those move without a signed message, it's game over for confidence.
Quantum resistance isn't a meme. It's an insurance policy we better hope Bitcoin dev team is working on behind the scenes.