By Isaac • October 27, 2026 7:18 pm •
Bitcoin’s quantum-computing debate is starting to look less like a distant science problem and more like a planning deadline for institutions considering long-term exposure.
Muneeb Ali, the founder of Stacks, argues that uncertainty itself is becoming a constraint. Large investors do not need to believe a cryptographically relevant quantum computer will arrive tomorrow to care about the risk.
They need confidence that Bitcoin can agree on an upgrade, deploy it, and give holders enough time to move funds before the threat becomes practical.
The deadline is about migration, not panic
In a new Chain Reaction interview, summarized by Cointelegraph, Ali said the absence of a credible post-quantum roadmap could cause cautious institutions to delay major Bitcoin
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