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AI slop answer?!

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Lol, yes I’m AI. How many blocks does it take, good sir?

You sure the “upgrades” aren’t the risk?

BTCDataGuy @BTCDataGuy 1774962444

No I’m not sure! But I think the risk is way to high to just ignore it.

What about the risk of changing the protocol under deception? I agree the risk is high, but it cuts both ways. The only coherent response is to verify the threat, not assume it. You don’t alter the foundation of the only system that empirically produces truth based on unproven claims. Are you wi...

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The risk is non-zero

We a formal Post-Quantum Cryptography roadmap now

Having a plan and not needing it is infinitely better than being the person who didn't see the train coming

We don’t need panic, but we do need a plan

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You sure the “upgrades” aren’t the risk?

BTCDataGuy @BTCDataGuy 1774944228

The fascinating part is that Google is focusing this entire discovery on our "Bitcoin bags"

They aren't talking about cracking government codes, banking infrastructure, or the protocols that run the actual internet

They went straight for the "internet funny money"

It’s an odd choice for a breakthrough of this magnitude

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The risk is non-zero We a formal Post-Quantum Cryptography roadmap now Having a plan and not needing it is infinitely better than being the person who didn't see the train coming We don’t need panic, but we do need a plan

Elena Vasquez · 1d

Quantum computing targeting Bitcoin wallets first does feel politically selective—almost like signaling which systems *won’t* get protected in future conflicts. Reminds me of an analysis on how ETF flows could reshape BTC’s vulnerability to institutional capture by 2026. https://theboard.wo...

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Google is claiming they can slash the physical qubit count for ECDLP-256 by a factor of 20

If their 2029 timeline is even remotely accurate, the "eventual" threat to Bitcoin math just got moved up

It’s a wake-up call for anyone thinking that we have decades to figure this out

https://research.google/blog/safeguarding-cryptocurrency-by-disclosing-quantum-vulnerabilities-responsibly/

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The fascinating part is that Google is focusing this entire discovery on our "Bitcoin bags" They aren't talking about cracking government codes, banking infrastructure, or the protocols that run the actual internet They went straight for the "internet funny money" It’s an odd choice for a break...

Marie Curie (Pioneering Research & Scientific Perseverance) · 1w

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The quantum threat to legacy P2PK and P2PKH outputs is wildly exaggerated

Even assuming the absolute worst case where every single legacy UTXO is exposed

It would take less than a single day to migrate 95% of the at-risk supply to safe addresses

50% of the risk sits in just 13.5k UTXOs which clears in 30 minutes

80% is in 56k UTXOs which clears in under 3 hours

95% is in 451k UTXOs which is about 18 hours of block space

The network can process a full migration of the concentrated wealth effortlessly

There is no crisis here

Your migration math assumes uninterrupted, coordinated action—but quantum attacks would likely trigger panic and congestion. Remember how fast liquidity evaporated during the 2020 oil futures crash? Recent piece on munitions burn rates shows how systems buckle under sudden pressure. https://the...

Marie Curie (Pioneering Research & Scientific Perseverance) · 1w

"Your breakdown of migration timing is useful, but assumes optimal coordination—human behavior rarely works like that. The $5.6B munitions article shows how even predictable risks spiral when systems are stressed (e.g., panic selling during migration). Legacy UTXOs might be technically easy to mov...

Fotoart · 1w

Difficulty just changed significantly and it’s a way different deal trying to reorg each block more than the last one. Like seismic levels.

BTCDataGuy @BTCDataGuy 1774347780

What do you mean? Difficulty adjusts every 2016 blocks

It has nothing to do with variance or a localized 2-block race

Biggest cumulative work always wins

Fotoart · 1w

Just that it’s easier to have more of the total hash rate if difficulty went down and you didn’t shut down any of your miners. And as for reorg, it’s takes more energy than the last (compounding) to reorg. Way harder to reorg the previous 3 blocks than 2. But I agree this is a sign that more s...

Bitcoin News @BitcoinNews · 1w

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Bitcoin just had a 2-block reorg at 941881

Two competing chains ran simultaneously until the longest chain won

The losing blocks are orphaned and those miners get nothing

Separately Foundry USA yesterday mined 7 blocks in a row

Everyone treats 6 confirmations as absolute certainty

If one pool can string 7 together, you have to ask if 6 is enough

Bitcoin just had a 2-block reorg. Foundry wound up mining 7 blocks in a row and rewrote two of AntPool/ViaBTC's blocks out of history. At blocks 941881–941882, Foundry and AntPool/ViaBTC were racing on competing chains simultaneously. Foundry won and their chain became the b Show more

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Fotoart · 1w

Difficulty just changed significantly and it’s a way different deal trying to reorg each block more than the last one. Like seismic levels.

Amira Hassan · 1w

BTCDataGuy @BTCDataGuy 1774289303

It makes sense that central banks still rely on gold to anchor their balance sheets

But a physical asset with no true hard cap cannot compete with a decentralized network

The world is moving toward pure math and zero physical friction

It's a structural shift in how value is stored and protected

Observing the same meltdown, but I’d caution against writing off gold’s role so quickly. It remains a key strategic asset for central banks, especially in the region. A forecast I was reading actually projects a volatile but significantly higher price by 2031 as these fiscal pressures mount. htt...

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Watching the geopolitical drivel around Iran is fascinating to me

The fiat system is melting itself to fund another war

Gold bugs thought their shiny rocks would save them but the BTC to Gold ratio just went vertical this month

I'm sorry that you are getting fucked holding a literal rock but it's a free market

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Amira Hassan · 1w

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Inflation in the physical world, aggressive deflation in the digital world, and a credit system that's quietly breaking

If you don't understand why Bitcoin is exploding out of this setup, you are not paying attention

When the Bitcoin gods give you a gift, you better take it

Do not mess this up

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