Brian Shaffer

$QRL ChatGPT would not invest in Bitcoin given the quantum vulnerabilities. "QRL is objectively superior".

In 2021, Bitcoin was $68,000. Today, in 2026, Bitcoin is $65,000. If you also factor in inflation rates, you can see how this is one of the worst performing assets. It has seen zero growth, with a -20–30% LOSS over the last half a decade. Remember when maxis promised Bitcoin would act like a financial black hole, pulling in hundreds of trillions from across the globe? In reality, the opposite played out, capital moved away from this worthless fad, not toward it. Meanwhile investors flocked to actual safe havens like Gold, which is up over 164%+

Goated technical take on the whirlwind of news and updates this last week in the world of Quantum by @Joseph_Kearney

For upgrading blockchains to post-quantum security, do you think it is a violation of blockchain core principles if consensus is used to eventually lock out Non-migrated users and/or funds from the new chain, even if done by on-chain consensus?

#Ethereum PQ Migration strategy, let’s break it down and get real. “Quantum computing will eventually break the public-key cryptography that secures ownership, authentication, and consensus across all digital systems.” Officially, it is no longer if, but when. Important narrative change. Definitive. Absolute. “Enabling users to transition to quantum-safe authentication through account abstraction, without a disruptive ‘flag day.’” This references migration only, not disabling legacy ECDSA signed transactions. The important part has still not been solved. The official page pq.ethereum.org explicitly states that the fate of unmigrated funds “is ultimately a community governance question. Two natural scenarios exist: do nothing, or freeze vulnerable coins.” To me, this language points toward forks. If you hold ETH today, a “do nothing” outcome leaves vulnerable coins stealable, while a freeze (or lockup in a smart contract for years) means you could effectively lose access to those funds. Either path creates winners and losers. Assuming everything runs as designed, the implication, though never stated outright, is that some legitimate accounts will lose funds. Governance decisions, and in my view inevitable forks, will ultimately dictate who keeps what. Is this acceptable? Maybe, maybe not. It is a philosophical question, and not everyone will agree. Hence forks. I see no other realistic outcome. Ethereum’s own consensus puts the at-risk portion at roughly 0.1 percent to 5 percent of supply. But here is what is not said. This narrow risk estimate assumes that all upgrades will be completed before cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs) become available, development of which is occurring under extremely high levels of nation-state classification, with public timelines highly uncertain. “What is at risk” also does not factor in the very real conditions under which accounts might not migrate: dormant or long-inactive accounts, lost or irrecoverable private keys, unaware or uninformed users, technical or UX friction in migration, economic disincentives or negligible value from dust holdings, institutional or custodial or contractual barriers, immutable or non-upgradeable smart contracts, multi-party coordination failures, timing and governance delays, distrust of new PQ schemes, and legal or estate complications. Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation researcher) has explicitly framed this view in the recent Bankless podcast, estimating that “at max two, three, four, five percent maybe” of Ethereum supply consists of funds that are “both lost and in quantum crackable addresses,” with his concrete prediction being around 2 percent, roughly an order of magnitude less than Bitcoin’s comparable exposure. He argues this small percentage carries “qualitative consequences,” leading him to “strongly advocate for not doing anything and really honoring property rights because at the end of the day, whatever, 2 percent is not a big deal.” Independent verification has not been performed and even so, well, it's probably not a big deal.... at least to 95% of the Ethereum community, minus the unrepresented account holders listed above. They might not be to happy about it. So the real question is still unanswered, how much is REALLY at risk? No one knows. Sources - (Bankless podcast, March 2026) Citations / Sources: • Official Post-Quantum Ethereum page: pq.ethereum.org • Justin Drake on Bankless podcast (March 2026): bankless.com/podcast/ethere… and full transcript at podscripts.co/podcasts/bankl… pq.ethereum.org

Got some open slots in my schedule! If you’re hosting/running a podcast on post-quantum blockchains, quantum-resistant crypto, or related tech and need a guest hit my DMs. Share your show link, portfolio, or other media channels. Excited to collab beyond just $QRL appearances, let’s educate together. #PostQuantum #QuantumResistant #Blockchain #CryptoPodcast” Michael Strike Chief Technical Evangelist $QRL Here is our channel for reference - @qrledger?si=sUI_nNXvM08RR3qF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@qrledger?si=s…

Another dormant Bitcoin wallet has just awoken and moved $147.7 million worth of BTC to exchanges for dumping. People always assumed Satoshi was foolish enough to keep a 1M Bitcoin stash in a single wallet, but that was just a distraction. Thousands of wallets hold hundreds of millions, which are being quietly sold to the sheep.

They know the quantum risk better than retailers, supposing it's still themselves the wallet owners, not US/China national classified CRQC

@BitcoinMagazine The Fed can leave rates unchanged. Raise them. Cut them. None of it changes a single block. $QRL (D-Score 86) was built quantum-resistant from day one — no FOMC meetings, no rate decisions. Decentralized networks don't wait for Jerome Powell: BlockIndex.AI/coin/qrl

Official QRL Show Live | 18 March 2026 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🚨Quick heads-up from the QRL core team! Tomorrow (March 18) we're going LIVE with Dr. Joseph Kearney (@Joseph_Kearney), our new Post-Quantum Cryptography expert & Technical Advisor. Join for a deep dive into: • Real quantum threats to crypto/blockchain • Busting common myths • Why quantum resistance can't wait Plus live Q&A! 🗓️ Wednesday, March 18 ⏰ 11:00 AM ET (15:00 UTC / 10:00 AM CDT) youtube.com/live/jErWN4j_P… Set your reminder now ⚛️🔐 #QRL #PostQuantum #QuantumResistant #CRQC

As promised, @noahseidman. According to this paper [eprint.iacr.org/2026/280], breaking the signature scheme (secp256k1) of the majority of the cryptospace only requires 2124 logical qubits. Photonic Inc. Announced that it will have 40k logical qubits in service by 2030.

#QuantumComputing has evolved from concept to reality. Just as nature adapts to new challenges, $QRL was created to safeguard against the powerful technology of tomorrow. Stay protected now and in the future with the Quantum Resistant Ledger. #PQcrypto #CyberSecurity

Wednesday 15:00 - UTC, looking forward to this one with @Strike_Attack and Ryan. We'll be getting into the quantum threat, PQC myths, and what actually matters for blockchain security. Bring your questions to the Q&A.

this is entirely incoherent btw bitcoin is uniquely vulnerable to quantum because i) it's pure root access to financial value, ii) decentralized other systems are comprised of several layers of different schemes and central monitoring and coordination such as rollbacks and almost none of them uniquely give you a single keypair to access all your money for bitcoin, even merely detecting the issue properly is incredibly difficult yet alone fixing it cleanly and timely it is dishonest to pretend that a decentralized system has the same challenges as the centralized one while larping about how decentralized is so much better because it's different

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Actor Terrence Howard: "Bitcoin is going to die, I don't mess with it"

又一个被超级大国秘密量子计算机破解的中本聪时代钱包

Why should you build your project on $QRL? - Proof-of-Work mainnet since June 2018 - Uses verifiably quantum-secure XMSS - Open-source, MIT licensed - Inherent crypto-agility QRL is the only blockchain that is provably quantum-safe based on government grade cryptography. #PQcrypto #CyberSecurity #Y2Q

Quantum computers are the ultimate threat to global finance. 99% of your assets are ticking time bombs waiting to be hacked. 💣 Only $QRL is built to survive this. Are you prepared for the reset? 🛡️🌍 #QRL #CyberSecurity #Bitcoin #Web3 #FutureProof"