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Feb 3, 2026 1 hr

The Truth About Quantum Computing & Bitcoin | Brandon Black

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Brandon Black is a Bitcoin software engineer. In this episode we discuss why quantum computing is unlikely to threaten Bitcoin in the foreseeable future, how exaggerated claims around qubit scaling and Shor’s algorithm distort the real risk, what concrete evidence would actually force Bitcoin to act, and how questions around soft forks, post quantum cryptography, property rights, and confiscation should be framed if progress ever becomes real. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: ANCHORWATCH BLOCKWARE LEDN BITKEY SWAN CAPE CLUB ORANGE FOLLOW: Danny Knowles: https://x.com/\_DannyKnowles or https://primal.net/danny Brandon Black: https://x.com/reardencode

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  1. 0:00 Quantum Computers and Bitcoin Vulnerability
  2. 0:46 Introducing Brandon Black
  3. 4:27 Explaining Quantum Computing
  4. 11:54 Factoring and Elliptic Curves
  5. 13:50 Breakthroughs in Quantum Computing
  6. 17:50 Quantum Computing as an Imminent Threat
  7. 25:34 The Threat to Bitcoin
  8. 35:18 Quantum Proof Cryptography
  9. 40:21 Regular Computers Breaking Cryptography
  10. 42:55 Confiscating Bitcoin
  11. 50:57 Impacts on Mining
  12. 52:33 Implementing a Soft Fork
  13. 57:34 Logical Devices

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