Because the Bitcoin network cannot distinguish between a quantum thief and a true owner, legitimate holders moving vulnerable legacy Bitcoin under Cory Fields' quantum landmine proposal would also be forced to post equal matching collateral

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Blockchain quantum resistance

Whether quantum computers could break the cryptography securing Bitcoin and other blockchains, and how networks plan to migrate before that day.

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Bitcoin protocol governance

How changes to Bitcoin's rules get proposed, fought over and adopted, from improvement proposals and soft forks to upgrade debates like quantum resistance.

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