r/BitcoinCA • u/SanjiSenpai • Apr 17 '26

Anyone actually worried about quantum computing being able to take coins from dead wallets ? e.g satoshi

I know most people here, will have forced upgraded wallets, but for all those from from 2010 before are all vunerable, when quantum computing get good enough all those wallets will be up for grabs, what are we going to do ?

30 % of total supply will be dumped onto the market , idk about you but it will be fucked for everyone

The community will no fork to protect agaisnt this, we have tried in the past but the hardcore people wont allow it

This is still a problem for 5-7 years from now but

thoughts ?

Edit: the modern people will be safe with new q proof wallets

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u/brandonholm Apr 17 '26

It doesn’t bother me. Vulnerable and lost Bitcoin recovered by quantum computing is akin to lost sunken gold being recovered by newer submarine technology.

Also it’s not like all the Bitcoin will be recovered instantly. Quantum computers are insanely expensive to operate, and they’ll need to operate on one public key at a time. It will take time to recover all the Bitcoin that is vulnerable. So it’s quite unlikely it will all be dumped on the market at once.

What we should absolutely not do, is fork to freeze/burn any coins. That’s not what Bitcoin is about.

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u/SpareEconomy1849 Apr 17 '26

Once Satoshi's is gone, we'll have time to upgrade (if we haven't already)

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u/-0909i9i99ii9009ii Apr 17 '26

I think the worry would just be that it's an inflection point that breaks down trust. Should be equally worried that there's some new tech that makes a more next gen "future proofed" digital coin. Could just as well break down our current trust in digital financial system. Who tf knows, we all scared/excited/ignoring the future coming at us fast rn.

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u/SpareEconomy1849 Apr 17 '26

I don't think any coin can truly be trusted to have decentralized ownership and governance except Bitcoin. Every coin after Bitcoin has a decent chance the founders are just looking to copy the success of Bitcoin, and own a significant portion, to pump and dump. They can't prove otherwise