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Aug 22, 2025 2 hr 9 min

John Lilic - Is Your Crypto Safe? Quantum Computing Could Shatter Blockchain Security

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John Lilic, an Ethereum pioneer and former Consensus core member, explains how quantum computing could threaten Bitcoin and Ethereum keys, and why post-quantum security matters to investors. 💰 Source hot AI deals in our Investment Club 🏦 Invest in luxury Dubai property 🍿 Watch the full interview with chapters and transcripts for free Chapters 4:05 Brian introduces John Lilic 5:08 Free speech and standing firm in 2020 10:06 Quantum hopefulness: what the risk really is 14:02 Bitcoin, stablecoins and why networks are intertwined 16:25 A quantum chaos scenario and market panic 25:15 Stablecoins, DeFi yield and institutional demand 28:12 Quantum roadmaps and the 2030 timeline 39:44 Answering the sceptics: DARPA, NIST and post-quantum standards 45:51 Why Lilic now invests in post-quantum 49:09 Quantum money and the no-cloning theorem 54:36 Sovereign wealth funds, militaries and Q-Day 1:03:09 From Chiang Mai to the Bitcoin Center in New York 1:10:42 Consensus, MetaMask and early Ethereum 1:18:39 How Ethereum's community culture has shifted 1:22:43 Four-year cycles and Ethereum's outlook 1:31:48 Layer 1s and Layer 2s: Solana, Sui, Base 1:53:15 Altcoins, treasury companies and the FTX comparison 2:00:37 Where to follow John Lilic and closing advice

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