Bitcoin Has 3 Years to Survive | Nic Carter on Bitcoin’s Quantum Vulnerability

What if Bitcoin’s biggest strength becomes its fatal weakness? Nic Carter joins Bankless to unpack why the latest quantum papers changed the threat model, why a 2029 migration window could leave Bitcoin dangerously behind, what a real post-quantum transition would require, and why the fight over Satoshi’s dormant coins may become the most explosive governance battle in Bitcoin history. --- 🎬 DEBRIEF | RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-bitcoin-has-3-years-to-survive-nic-carter --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🪐GALAXYONE | SOLANA STAKING https://bankless.cc/GalaxyOne 🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOW https://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download 🏅BITGET TRADFI | TRADE GOLD WITH USDT https://bankless.cc/bitget 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless 🐇MEGAETH | 1ST REAL-TIME BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/megaeth --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Nic Carter’s Stark Warning 3:55 Bitcoin’s Status Quo Problem 9:36 The New Quantum Papers 12:07 When Breakthroughs Go Dark 16:28 “We will not get significant prior notice” 21:24 The 9-Minute Attack 31:33 Why 2029 suddenly matters 34:24 Post-Quantum Tradeoffs 46:03 Why Bitcoin Isn’t Reacting 52:21 The Satoshi coin problem 1:02:54 Nic’s salvage-law alternative 1:10:13 Why Ethereum looks more prepared 1:12:25 Does Bitcoin Survive? --- RESOURCES Nic Carter https://x.com/nic_carter Nic’s takeaways from quantum papers https://murmurationstwo.substack.com/p/my-takeaways-from-googles-and-oratomics --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

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