I’ve always felt that Bitcoin’s strength came from the idea that no one could really break it. That was the whole point. The code, the network, the math behind it… it gave people a kind of confidence that this thing could survive almost anything. So when I read Willy Woo talking about quantum computing possibly becoming a real threat one day, I didn’t feel panic, but I did feel a small sense of unease.
It’s strange to think about. For years, Bitcoin has been compared to gold. People called it digital gold, a place to store value when everything else feels uncertain. But gold doesn’t depend on technology. It just sits there, unchanged for centuries. Bitcoin is different. It lives on systems, on encryption, on things that keep evolving. And when a new kind of technology enters the conversation, it naturally makes people wonder what that means for the long run.
The mention of quantum computing doesn’t feel like an immediate danger. It feels more like a shadow from the future. Something that may or may not arrive in a way that truly affects Bitcoin. But the idea alone is enough to make investors think. Especially those who look at Bitcoin as a long-term store of value, not just something to trade.
Then there’s the detail about the millions of Bitcoin that are already lost. Around 4 million, gone forever. That number always gives me a strange feeling. On one hand, it makes Bitcoin more scarce. On the other, it reminds me how much of its story is already locked in the past. Combined with the fact that its value has grown for over a decade, it creates this mix of strength and vulnerability at the same time.
I don’t think this changes what Bitcoin is today. People still trust it. People still hold it with belief that it will matter years from now. But conversations like this slowly shift how people see risk. Not fear, just awareness. The world keeps changing, and new technologies keep appearing. And sometimes, just knowing that the future could bring new challenges is enough to make people pause and reflect.
Gold has history on its side. Bitcoin has innovation on its side. And maybe the real question isn’t which one wins, but how both continue to exist in a world that never stops moving forward.
