How Bitcoin is Already Being Impacted by Quantum Computing
Quantum computing is already affecting the cryptocurrency industry in several notable ways, and Bitcoin is increasingly at the center of that shift as investors reassess long-term technological risk. While fully capable quantum machines remain years away, their anticipated arrival is beginning to influence market behavior today, not through broken encryption, but through changing confidence. One signal has been Bitcoin’s recent lag behind gold, a divergence that has caught the attention of institutional investors. Some strategists now argue that emerging quantum capabilities introduce a new category of risk that traditional valuation models struggle to price in. That uncertainty is starting to weigh on Bitcoin’s appeal as a long-term hedge and portfolio decisions are already reflecting this…
