Burning quantum-vulnerable BTC is the best option — Jameson Lopp
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Bitcoin security expert Jameson Lopp opposes quantum recovery for BTC
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Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin custody company Casa, recently argued against allowing quantum recovery of lost BTC and said that burning these coins to protect the integrity of the protocol was the preferable option.
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"Allowing quantum recovery of bitcoin is tantamount to wealth redistribution. What we would be allowing is for bitcoin to be redistributed from those who are ignorant of quantum computers to those who have won the technological race to acquire quantum computers."
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