Quantum Risk, Layered Trust, and Scaling Bitcoin’s Payments Stack
The December 05, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Ben de Waal explaining how quantum risk, Lightning scaling, and eCash mints reshape Bitcoin’s design space.
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Quantum Threats, Exposed Bitcoin Supply, and Treasury Leverage
The December 03, 2025 episode of The Brainstorm features examines whether quantum computing threatens Bitcoin’s long-term security.
Zero-Knowledge Scaling and Bitcoin’s Governance Crossroads
The June 10, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke Podcast features Eli Ben-Sasson explaining how ZK-STARKs offer massive scalability, remove trusted setup, and provide post-quantum security for future settlement layers.
Quantum Computing Risk and Bitcoin’s Security Horizon
The November 12, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Fundamentals features Charles Edwards outlining how quantum computing threatens Bitcoin’s current signature schemes.
Quantum Risk, AI Math, and Bitcoin Governance
The October 15, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Martin Shkreli assessing whether quantum computing or AI-assisted mathematics could threaten ECDSA-secured Bitcoin.
OP_CAT, Quantum Readiness, and Upgrade Governance on Bitcoin
The September 26, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Ethan Heilman outlining why OP_CAT enables cautious experimentation while respecting Bitcoin’s conservative design.
Governance Trade-offs, Spam Policy Limits, Post-Quantum Paths, and the Human Attack Surface
The September 09, 2025 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Jameson Lopp assessing governance choices, fee dynamics, and security priorities. Lopp contrasts policy-layer “filter wars” with consensus stability and argues that social engineering, not broken cryptography, drives the largest losses.