Salt of the Earth

Brandon Black joins the show to break down the real risks quantum computing poses to Bitcoin. We dig into the gap between theoretical breakthroughs and physical implementation, why rushing post-quantum upgrades could backfire, and what evidence actually matters when assessing cryptographic threats. Black explains the difference between logical and physical qubits, the energy constraints holding back quantum systems, and how Bitcoin developers are already preparing for long-term security without panic-driven changes. STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/ Brandon on X: https://x.com/reardencode Rearden Code GitHub: https://github.com/reardencode Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Bitcoin 2026 - Las Vegas http://bit.ly/3NA9xQh OPNEXT https://tinyurl.com/tftc2026 Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Quantum Risk Perception 6:50 - Physical Implementation Barriers 9:06 - Logical vs Physical Qubits 12:17 - Energy and Error Correction 16:36 - The "Devs Do Something" Narrative 21:34 - Bitcoin Dev Expertise Realities 27:24 - Orders of Magnitude Evidence 36:30 - Drawing a Line in the Sand 40:57 - Shrincs 46:32 - Standards for "Good Enough" 57:19 - Opportunity Costs Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/ 14#24 - VEGAS26 & OPNEXT 34#14 - Bitkey & Unchained