CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju says a future quantum computing breakthrough could force Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) into a difficult choice: upgrade aggressively — or risk large amounts of BTC being stolen.
Quantum Attack Or Coin Freezing?
Ki Young Ju argues that freezing vulnerable coins, including roughly 1 million BTC attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto, may ultimately be the safest path if quantum threats become real.
Bitcoin’s current security relies on classical cryptography (ECDSA), which is effectively unbreakable with today’s computing power.
However, sufficiently advanced quantum computers could theoretically derive private keys from exposed public keys.
Once a public key has been revealed …