🚨Quantum Countdown: Bitcoin’s Doom Clock Ticks 2-8 Years!

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In the grand tradition of doomsayers and wealthy men opining from luxury yachts, Mr. Charles Edwards of Capriole Investments has declared that Bitcoin, that most noble of digital gold standards, faces an existential threat. Not from rogue algorithms, not from incompetent wallets, but from the lofty heights of quantum computing-a realm where chalkboards and beard-stroking mathematicians plot to unravel our cryptographic securities. At TOKEN2049 Singapore, Edwards donned his “worst-case scenario overcoat” and announced that within a mere two to eight years, a quantum machine might crack Bitcoin’s encryption. One imagines he said this with the dramatic flair of a Bond villain, though without the mandatory Q footage.

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Quantum Computing: Bitcoin’s 8-Year Horror Film

Edwards, ever the specter of urgency, insisted that his 2-8 year timeline isn’t a guess but a “convergence of sober minds.” These minds include a mathematician with initials “Lopp” (a name that implies cliff-diving expertise) and McKinsey consultants who have, of course, dignifiedly predicted a quantum apocalypse. The air of seriousness was amplified by the inclusion of a 2017 paper from Microsoft, IonQ, and Meta-corporate marriage at its finest. With 2,300 qubits, they could hack Bitcoin! Or, as any reasonable person would say, “Why not just ask @Satoshi on Twitter?”

Technological “trendlines,” Edwards insisted, are advancing at a pace even faster than Moore’s Law. “Like AI in 2021,” he wheezed. Indeed, one might think humanity stands at a precipice where the only signposts are “NVIDIA,” “Jensen Huang,” and a $55 billion quantum arms race. China’s spending double the US! How quaintly Cold War. Edwards concluded with a chef’s kiss of cynicism: “As always, follow the money.” A mantra for all eras, it seems.

The implications for Bitcoin, he explained, are dire. Imagine, if you will, a world where sleeping dead coins-Satoshi’s own hoarding spree of 2009-are swept like coins from a low-level security charade. The market would be “dumped,” Edwards said bluntly, with the sarcasm of a man who’s never lost a coin to a clumsy commentator. Burnt coins? No, lost coins are the real risk because they’ve been neglected. A far more tragic fate than burning: neglect.

Operationally, Edwards warned that Bitcoin’s migration to quantum-safe addresses would be a logistical marvel of insurmountable complexity. “Six to twelve months,” he barked. “If you ignore all transactions! What gag?” He implored developers to “get talking,” a phrase that, to the jaded, sounds like a plea to Twitter arguments and infighting. Governance, he posited, is the bottleneck-a truer statement has never been made in the history of digital currencies.

Quantum will break Bitcoin and Satoshi’s coins will market dump. 🧨🔚

We must act in 2026. ⏳🔮

Watch this video to understand why.

– Charles Edwards (@caprioleio) October 13, 2025

At press time, Bitcoin traded at $111,161. A stark or optimistic sign of the apocalypse? Only time will tell. Or, more likely, a physicist rewriting Twitter DMs with ominous inflections.

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2025-10-15 04:29