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Analysis of quantum computing, cryptographic migration, Bitcoin security, and institutional preparation for technical change
The January 23, 2026 episode of Galaxy Brains features Eli Ben-Sasson arguing that quantum computing risk for Bitcoin hinges less on missing cryptographic tools than on Bitcoin’s ability to coordinate and execute consensus upgrades.
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The January 18, 2026 episode of Unchained features Alex Pruden arguing that a cryptographically relevant quantum computer could enable private-key recovery from exposed public keys, creating a hard security deadline for Bitcoin.
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The December 31, 2025 episode of the TFTC podcast features Jonas Nick and Mikhail Komarov explaining how quantum capability could turn exposed public keys into forged signatures and direct coin theft.
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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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The December 03, 2025 episode of The Brainstorm features examines whether quantum computing threatens Bitcoin’s long-term security.
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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.
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The November 12, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Fundamentals features Charles Edwards outlining how quantum computing threatens Bitcoin’s current signature schemes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The September 18, 2025 episode of Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Tadge Dryja explaining his work on Lightning, discrete log contracts, Utreexo, and post-quantum security.
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The September 11, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Jameson Lopp examining how quantum computing could endanger Bitcoin’s elliptic curve cryptography and unlock vulnerable Satoshi-era coins.
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