meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Unchained

Q-Day Is Imminent. Can Bitcoin Survive the Quantum Threat?

Unchained

Laura Shin

News, Tech News, Business News

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Thank you to our sponsors! Walrus Post-quantum era focused blockchain builder Project Eleven has just raised $20 million from the industry's heavy hitters as concerns over Bitcoin's quantum readiness grow. In this Unchained podcast episode, Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden delves into the urgency of the quantum threat to Bitcoin while highlighting which other blockchains are most at risk. He also shares what Project Eleven is focused on to help crypto prepare and the potential outcomes. Listen to learn why Pruden believes implementing post-quantum cryptography would be the most significant upgrade blockchains have ever undergone and why a Bitcoin chain split is likely. Guests: Alex Pruden, CEO and Co-Founder of Project Eleven Links: Solana Deploys Post-Quantum Signatures on Testnet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

why I got into this problem because, you know, you're like, well, I'm how far as

0:02.7

away, but then you realize the scale of this, and you're like, oh, my God, it might already

0:05.7

too late if we're starting now.

0:11.2

Hi, everyone, luck in the Unchained, your no hype resource for all things crypto.

0:17.1

I'm your host, Laura Shin. Thanks for joining this live stream.

0:20.5

Before we get started, a quick reminder.

0:22.6

Nothing you hear on Unchained is investment advice. This show is for informational and entertainment

0:26.7

purposes only, and my guest tonight may hold assets discussed on the show. For more disclosures,

0:31.6

visit Unchained Crypto.com. Today's guest is Alex Pruden, CEO and co-founder of Project 11.

0:38.9

But before we continue, we're going to take a quick word from the sponsors who make this show possible,

0:42.8

and I want to introduce you to our sponsor, Walrus, a project we actually use here at Unchained for data storage.

0:50.3

Throughout the episode, you'll hear short excerpts from Rebecca Simons, managing executive at the Walrus Foundation.

0:56.0

Let's start with this first clip on why Walrus is good for large data files.

1:03.0

If you look at most stats today, they depend on quite a complex mesh of different infrastructure, a lot of which is centralized.

1:13.6

Walrus is a decentralized data platform. It's particularly good with large unstructured data files, and it allows you to store and

1:20.0

use those without dependency on any centralized systems.

1:24.5

It works really well as part of the SWE stack.

1:29.9

It was created by Mistin Labs,

1:36.3

who are also the originators of that SWE stack. And what that means is natively together, they allow developers to build with trust, ownership, privacy, baked in right from the beginning.

1:43.8

To be or not to be.

1:46.5

Right now, we're offering a range of incentives across Audi models.

1:50.2

That is the...

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Laura Shin, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Laura Shin and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.