2026-01-09 03:45:05

Quantum Computing Is Coming: Is Bitcoin Still Safe?

【Plain Language Introduction】By 2026, quantum computing will become the biggest panic in the encryption world. Google's Willow chip with 105 qubits has broken through error correction, but there is still a huge gap of thousands of logical qubits needed to crack Bitcoin.

Algorithm optimizations like Regev have increased efficiency by 20 times, but have not eliminated hardware barriers. P2PK addresses are high risk, involving Satoshi's 1.1 million BTC becoming a gray rhino; P2PKH is relatively safe. Community responses include P2TSH soft forks, Commit-Delay-Reveal mechanisms, and Lamport signatures.

Short-term threats are low, but upgrades will be necessary after 2030. Bitcoin will evolve through the crisis.

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