🔐 The quantum fear surrounding BTC is greatly exaggerated
CoinShares calms the panic: the development of quantum computing is currently not an urgent threat to bitcoin. The real risk pertains only to old P2PK addresses with exposed public keys.
Currently, there are about 1.6 million BTC on them. But the critical mass for the market is only ~10,200 BTC — that's the amount whose compromise could trigger a shock. The rest is scattered across tens of thousands of addresses and is technically too complex a target even in theory.
In short: quantum computers are an interesting topic for headlines. For the market - not yet.
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