This week, Alex Pruden & Philip Martin join the show to discuss Bitcoin's rising quantum threat. We deep dive into what is the risk from quantum, what to do with Satoshi's coins, will we see a Bitcoin fork, how does DeFi mitigate hacks, how to protect your privacy and more. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:02) The Quantum Computing Risk

(08:50) Bitcoin’s Quantum Risk

(12:20) Fidelity Crypto Ad

(12:55) What To Do With Satoshi’s Coins?

(35:12) Fidelity Crypto Ad

(35:52) The Biggest Threat to Bitcoin

(38:35) How Does DeFi Mitigate Hacks?

(46:27) Are Stablecoins At Risk To Quantum?

(50:15) ZKsync Ad

(50:49) How To Secure Your Privacy

(54:57) What's The Timeline For Quantum?

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