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Adam Back Pushes for Optional Upgrades to Quantum-Proof Bitcoin

The Blockstream CEO’s approach contrasts with BIP-361, a proposal that would implement mandatory freezes of quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back advocated for optional quantum-resistant Bitcoin upgrades at Paris Blockchain Week on Wednesday, a day after a group of Bitcoin developers pushed for a mandatory freeze on quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin.

"Preparation is key. Making changes in a controlled way is far safer than reacting in a crisis," Back said at the conference. He also emphasized Bitcoin's proven emergency coordination capabilities, noting that "bugs have been identified and fixed within hours. When something becomes urgent, it focuses attention and drives consensus."

His approach contrasts with that of BIP-361, a proposal authored by Jameson Lopp and five other developers that would phase out quantum-vulnerable addresses over five years. The proposal, updated in Bitcoin's official repository on April 15 under the title "Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset," would implement a phased soft fork ultimately freezing coins that do not migrate—including the holdings of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

The intervention highlights a deepening split among Bitcoin developers around how to address the looming threat of “Q-Day”—the moment when a quantum computer with sufficient power to break the encryption used by Bitcoin emerges. Recent research from Google and Caltech suggests quantum computers capable of breaking the cryptocurrency's security may arrive within years rather than decades.

The debate has been sharpened by accelerating progress in quantum computing. Google Quantum AI published research last month showing that quantum computers may break elliptic curve cryptography with fewer than 1,200 logical qubits. 

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Actor Ben McKenzie slams Bitcoin on Jon Stewart show Hollywood actor slams Bitcoin and crypto corruption on Jon Stewart podcast. Hollywood actor Ben McKenzie is best known for his film debut in the Ac

Actor Ben McKenzie slams Bitcoin on Jon Stewart show
Hollywood actor slams Bitcoin and crypto corruption on Jon Stewart podcast.

Hollywood actor Ben McKenzie is best known for his film debut in the Academy Award-nominated film Junebug (2005) and his performances in 88 Minutes (2007), Goodbye World (2013), Some Kind of Beautiful (2014), and Line of Duty (2019).

McKenzie is also known for his sharp criticism of cryptocurrencies and has even co-authored a book with journalist Jacob Silverman, Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud (2023).

He also directed a documentary, 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money' (2025), to expose what he calls the "culture of hype, misinformation, and speculation" that fuels crypto's rise.
On Aug. 14, McKenzie appeared on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart and blasted Bitcoin (BTC). In a wide-ranging discussion featured on The Other Side of Bitcoin: Crypto Corruption, McKenzie laid out a blunt case.

The crypto industry, in his view, is less about innovation and more about systematic wealth transfer fuelled by hype, confusion, and weak oversight.




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Ripple has struck a new partnership with Kyobo Life Insurance to explore what it says would be Korea’s first tokenized government bond settlement workflow on blockchain, extending the company’s institutional push in Asia into the country’s insurance sector.

The partnership is built around Ripple Custody, which will be used to hold, transfer, and settle tokenized government bond transactions within a regulated institutional framework. The firm said the setup is designed to replace fragmented, manual settlement processes with on-chain execution, potentially compressing the standard two-day settlement cycle into near real-time.

Ripple Signs First Tier-1 Korean Insurer for Custody Push

Kyobo, one of Korea’s largest and most established life insurers, will work with Ripple to assess both the technical and regulatory feasibility of tokenized Treasury settlement within Korea’s financial system. The custody layer sits at the center of that effort. Ripple described Ripple Custody as a bank-grade, fully integrated platform built for regulated financial institutions, supporting the secure transfer, settlement, and management of digital assets.

Notably, the announcement positions custody not as a standalone product, but as the first layer of a broader institutional stack that could later expand into tokenization, payments, liquidity, and treasury management. In other words, the bond-settlement pilot is being presented as infrastructure, not a one-off proof of concept.

Ripple also tied the partnership to a larger modernization argument around government bond markets. By settling transactions simultaneously on-chain, the companies say institutions could reduce counterparty risk and improve capital efficiency. 

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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!A more revealing question asks what happens to XRP’s narrative if banks and 

A more revealing question asks what happens to XRP’s narrative if banks and central bank-connected rails can deliver a large share of the same customer outcome without needing XRP at all.

Utility in payments has never been an abstract concept. It is a solution to a workflow problem. Once that workflow begins to improve within the incumbent stack, investors have to consider moat compression. XRP can still have utility under that setup. It can still move value quickly. It can still serve specialized corridors and liquidity functions. The broader premium tied to rebuilding global payments becomes harder to defend when the present system is already starting to absorb that function.

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Ethereum trades slightly below the daily open of $2,360 as bulls battle to regain momentum, supported by steady ETF inflows.
XRP extends gains above $1.40, building on robust momentum indicators.

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