Quantum computing will not break Bitcoin (Mike Saylor position)

Quantum computing will not break Bitcoin (Mike Saylor position) | Mike Saylor...saying I don't worry about it. Quantum computing won't break Bitcoin. It will harden it. The quantum risks are overblown.

Mike Saylor...saying I don't worry about it. Quantum computing won't break Bitcoin. It will harden it. The quantum risks are overblown.

Quantum won't break Bitcoin — current quantum can't factor RSA-2048 let alone secp256k1; BIP-360 (quantum-resistant) under proposal. Saylor's call plausible.

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      "label": "BIP-360 (P2MR) merged into Bitcoin official BIP repository",
      "notes": "HIT — BIP-360 merged 2026-02-11. Bitcoin IS hardening, supporting Saylor's 'will harden it' framing.",
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