"Everything Just Lined Up For Bitcoin" | Adam Back

Adam Back on Bitcoin's Quantum Defense, Satoshi's Identity, and the future of Bitcoin Treasury Companies Dr. Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream and the inventor of Hashcash (cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper), joins Rob Wallace to dismantle the latest quantum panic, explain what real post-quantum security for Bitcoin looks like, and unveil the new Blockstream Jade hardware wallet. Adam breaks down why Project 11's recent quantum claim was misleading (the state of the art is still factoring the number 15), how Blockstream Research is engineering a post-quantum future for Bitcoin with the SHRINCS signature proposal from Jonas Nick, and why Taproot was quietly designed years ago to be quantum-ready. He also weighs in on the renewed Satoshi hunt sparked by the New York Times investigation and the new "Finding Satoshi" documentary, the state of Bitcoin self-custody, miniscript and PSBT, the rise of Bitcoin treasury companies including his own BSTR (Bitcoin Standard Treasury), MicroStrategy's STRC preferred shares, and what gets him most excited about Bitcoin in 2026.