Nic Carter: Quantum Threatens $600B of Bitcoin

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Tommy Shaughnessy interviews Nic Carter about the existential threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin.

Join Tommy Shaughnessy as he speaks with Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures, about his deep dive into the existential threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin. After six months of intensive research and discussions with Nobel Prize-winning physicists, Nic breaks down why the "quantum threat" has moved from theoretical FUD to a material risk that the Bitcoin community is currently unprepared to face.They explore the "Q-Day" timeline, the vulnerability of Satoshi’s 2 million BTC, an...

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Host: Tommy Shaughnessy

Guest: Nic Carter

Topics covered

• quantum computing
• Bitcoin
• cryptocurrency
• existential threat
• research
• vulnerability

Keywords

• quantum threat
• Bitcoin
• Nic Carter
• Castle Island Ventures
• Q-Day
• Satoshi
• cryptocurrency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Castle Island Ventures

Places: Bitcoin

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