Overview
- Grayscale’s 2026 Digital Asset Outlook says quantum computing is unlikely to affect crypto prices next year, with cryptographically relevant machines viewed as unlikely before 2030.
- Willy Woo argues the network would endure a hypothetical quantum hack and predicts early holders would buy a flash crash rather than abandon Bitcoin.
- Roughly 4 million BTC have exposed public keys in older formats or reused addresses, a cohort that analysts say would face higher risk if a practical Shor-capable system emerged.
- Estimates cited in the coverage place Satoshi Nakamoto’s holdings near 1.096 million BTC, and some reports include those coins among exposed public-key sets.
- Engineers and researchers note that many wallets have never revealed public keys, timelines likely stretch a decade or more, and Bitcoin can migrate to post-quantum signatures if needed.