⚠️ The Quantum Countdown Has Begun: Is Bitcoin at Risk?
🧠 “Quantum is coming for it all, like meteors came for the dinosaurs.”
— David Carvalho, CEO of Naoris Protocol
🚨 The Invisible Threat Facing Bitcoin
While many in crypto are celebrating bull runs and meme tokens, a silent, looming threat is building in the background — quantum computing.
Veteran hacker and cybersecurity expert David Carvalho, now CEO of Naoris Protocol, warns that Bitcoin and most blockchains are running on cryptography that quantum computers could eventually break. That includes SHA-256 and ECDSA, which secure Bitcoin wallets and transactions.
🕵️♂️ Harvest Now, Decrypt Later
You may think: Quantum can’t break Bitcoin yet, so what’s the danger?
Here’s the catch — hackers are already collecting encrypted blockchain data, storing it today in hopes that quantum computing will one day allow them to decrypt private keys and wallet addresses retroactively.
It’s called the “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” model — and it’s very real.
🏛️ U.S. agencies like the NSA and NIST are urging early migration to post-quantum encryption by 2035.
🧠 AI + quantum computing could speed up breakthroughs dramatically.
🧊 Blockchains are not updating fast enough, warns Carvalho.
⚙️ Is Bitcoin Really in Danger?
Right now, no quantum computer exists that can break Bitcoin's encryption. But experts agree: it’s not if quantum will catch up — it’s when.
The crypto industry may have less time than it thinks to prepare for this quantum leap.
🛡️ What Needs to Happen?
✅ Implement quantum-resistant signatures
✅ Support post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards
✅ Upgrade blockchain protocols BEFORE it’s too late
> 💡 “Waiting for quantum computers to break Bitcoin before we act… is like waiting for a house fire to buy a fire extinguisher.”
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🔮 Final Thought
Crypto was built to fight centralized control — but quantum technology, driven by powerful governments and AI labs, could become the ultimate centralizing force.
