Why a hacker-turned-CEO believes quantum tech could break Bitcoin

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A cybersecurity expert warns that quantum computing could silently break Bitcoin, stockpiling encrypted data today to crack it in the future.

Quantum computers could quietly break Bitcoin, and a former hacker says the countdown has already begun.

David Carvalho, a one‑time teenage spam hacker turned CEO of cybersecurity firm Naoris Protocol, warns that the blockchain’s cryptographic defenses may not withstand the coming wave of quantum computing and AI‑driven breakthroughs. 

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