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Why a Hidden Public Key Still Can't Protect Your Bitcoin From Quantum Computing

Video by UnchainedPublished August 25, 2026Analysis updated August 25, 2026AI-assisted analysis

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Charles Guillemet, CTO of Ledger, and Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol, join Laura Shin to debunk the "harvest now, decrypt later" myth for blockchain, explain why an exposed public key is a real risk whether or not it ever touches the chain, and lay out the three brutal options for Bitcoin's dormant Satoshi-era coins under quantum threat: do nothing, freeze them forever, or freeze and tail-emit new BTC to compensate Illia and Charles also get into why Bitcoin's fluid, leaderless governance makes reaching consensus on any of it so hard. Hosts: Laura Shin - Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained - Guests: Illia Polosukhin - Co-founder of NEAR Protocol - Charles Guillemet - CTO of Ledger - This clip is from a longer conversation on preparing crypto to become quantum resistant. Full episode here: We go live twice every week -

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Change between saved points: -0.80%

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Current reference: $2,439
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Charles Guillemet, CTO of Ledger, and Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol, join Laura Shin to debunk the "harvest now, decrypt later" myth for blockchain, explain why an exposed public key is a real risk whether or not it ever touches the chain, and lay out the three brutal options for Bitcoin's dormant Satoshi-era coins under quantum threat: do nothing, freeze them forever, or freeze and tail-emit new BTC to compensate Illia and Charles also get into why Bitcoin's fluid, leaderless governance makes reaching consensus on any of it so hard. Hosts: Laura Shin - Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained - Guests: Illia Polosukhin - Co-founder of NEAR Protocol - Charles Guillemet - CTO of Ledger - This clip is from a longer conversation on preparing crypto to become quantum resistant. Full episode here: We go live twice every week -