Why bitcoin’s quantum fears will pass just like the climate panic
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Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Martin Gaspar on how bitcoin looks to overcome quantum fears, echoing past climate backlash Top headlines institutions should pay attention to by Francisco Rodrigues Aave’s revenue multiples hit 2024 lows despite higher prices in Chart of the Week Thanks for joining us! -Alexandra Levis Expert Insights Why bitcoin’s quantum fears will pass just like the climate panic By Martin Gaspar, senior crypto market strategist, FalconX Quantum has become a major theme for crypto the past few months, in part because of technological developments in that space, but also as investors look for potential culprits of the stagnation in crypto prices post October. Quantum risk may come across as an existential threat to bitcoin BTC$72,819.96 given the potential for bad actors to crack legacy accounts such as Satoshi’s. However, a clearer understanding of the threat and increasing industry focus on solutions are driving toward a positive resolution. There are striking parallels to the concerns over the energy use and climate impact of Bitcoin’s Proof of Work (PoW) mining that dominated headlines in 2021. Those felt existential too, as the headline risk made BTC socially unacceptable. Although industry insiders knew climate concerns were misguided (compared to other industries, such as tech’s data centers, BTC’s energy footprint is low), fears perpetuated, culminating with Tesla dropping BTC as a payment option because of climate risk. At the time, Elon Musk’s support for BTC was a large driver of sentiment, so this action startled the market. If forward-thinking Elon thought the issue was meaningful enough to pull his support of BTC, more conservative groups could seek to ban it or otherwise stifle BTC adoption. From an investor standpoint, why would you buy into an asset with such risk? This question resonates today and is…
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