Why 35% of Bitcoin Is Vulnerable to Quantum Attacks | Markets Outlook

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🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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What quantum means for Satoshi's bitcoin with Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden. Two recent landmark papers dramatically shortened the timeline for a quantum threat to blockchain security. Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook to break down what it means for Satoshi's bitcoin, why 35% of all bitcoin is already exposed, and what can actually be done to protect holdings right now. - Check out CoinDesk’s latest research report as part of the Definitive Stablecoin Landscape Series, commissioned by Ripple: https://www.coindesk.com/research/the-definitive-stablecoin-landscape-series-north-america - Timecodes: 00:00 - What You Need to Know About Quantum Computers03:16 - The Breakthrough Papers Challenging the Quantum Timeline04:59 - The 9-Minute Bitcoin Attack Window Explained06:33 - Could a Quantum Computer Exist by 2030 and Can We Catch Up?10:37 - Who's At Risk?13:22 - Satoshi's Bitcoin and the $150B Question17:00 - National Security Implications19:56 - Predicting How the Quantum Risk Plays Out21:46 - What Is the Cost of Migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography?24:51 - Are Institutions Paying Enough Attention?28:06 - What You Should Know About Quantum Going into Consensus Miami 2026 - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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0:00.0	We should treat this as the urgent problem that it is.
0:03.8	Every individual should advocate in whatever forum or way that they think they can to address this for whatever network that they are a stakeholder.
0:12.0	The way this fails is in the world where there's this reverse bystander effect where Jen's looking at me, I'm looking at you, and we're all saying, I guess you're fixing it, right?
0:20.3	And then no one does anything. And then at the end of the day, the systems that we've all
0:23.6	worked so hard to build and, you know, and to proliferate into the world are effectively
0:28.7	destroyed by this technology.
0:37.3	Stable coins in North America are entering a new phase.
0:40.2	A new Coin desk research report examines the market's rapid expansion, which grew to a $308 billion
0:46.2	market cap last year, as adoption accelerates across payments, corporate treasury, and
0:50.8	tokenized assets.
0:52.3	It also features a case study on RLUSD, which surpassed a billion dollars in market
0:57.2	cap in under a year.
0:58.6	Discover how regulation, institutional adoption, and projects like RLUSD are reshaping
1:03.9	the future of programmable dollars in North America at coindesk.com slash research.
1:24.6	Come on. at coindesk.com slash research. markets move fast, crypto moves faster.
1:27.7	From the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, CoinDesk's public keys tracks the money, markets, and moves shaping digital assets.
1:41.0	Are Satoshi's Bitcoin at risk?
1:43.9	Well, quantum computing poses a threat not only to those Bitcoin, but other Bitcoin
1:48.2	sitting in legacy addresses.
1:50.0	Joining us now is Project 11 CEO Alex Pruden.
1:53.2	He's a former Green Beret.
1:54.4	He's a former partner at A16C.
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