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Q-day is coming. Like nuclear fusion, Q-day has always been ‘just a decade away’. But recently, the US government has put a date on it: 2035. But what if your very currency is based on algorithms that could fall to quantum computers overnight? Bitcoin and most crypto currencies are based on algorithms like elliptical encryption that are vulnerable to quantum attacks.

A Starkware researcher has proposed proposed a hash-based scheme that can make bitcoin transactions resistant to quantum attacks without changing the Bitcoin protocol. The method works within existing consensus rules but requires massive off-chain GPU computation, driving estimated costs to $75 to $200 per transaction and making it far more complex than standard payments.

BIP-360 and other algorithms have been proposed for a quantum safe Bitcoin, but those efforts require changing the actual nature of bitcoin. This method might preserve Bitcoin as a diving catch, but is definitely not a solution.

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• https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/10/quantum-safe-bitcoin-now-possible-without-a-soft-fork-but-costs-usd200-a-pop

I was quite astounded by this very simple but amazing coin transportation trick from Herman Maccagno. He astounded Penn & Teller on Fool Us – which is quite a feat because Teller (who a master of slight of hand techniques) was sitting directly beside him.

Masked Magic Secrets Revealed is an amazing magic channel that describes how some of the most astounding tricks are performed.

His channel thankfully covers this amazing trick. Even after I knew how it worked, I respected just how expertly he did the trick and even used misdirection he knew Teller would be looking for.

It’s easy to discount the Catholic belief that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ. Even Protestants do not believe in the true presence – despite the fact this belief was firmly held since the very first days of the early church and despite the fact Jesus Himself said so as emphatically as possible.

For those that want scientific data – there is much of it. Eucharistic miracles have been happening as recently as 2008. These miracles involve simple hosts made of bread turning into flesh and blood.

These samples have been sent to labs around the world – sometimes anonymously. Scientist have repeatedly verified consistent facts across samples collected centuries apart and in completely opposite sides of the world. All were determined to be cells that came from the left ventricle of a human heart. All have the same blood type (type AB). All show the telltale chemical markers that the person died in extreme distress.

These facts were so consistent, they alone led to the conversion of some of the most staunch atheist scientist doing the work to disprove the miracles (Dr. Ricardo Castañón Gómez, Dr Frederic Zugibe, and Nicolas Steno).

North Korea has been partly funding it’s government by targeting cryptocurrencies. In the last few years, they went from stealing millions, to stealing $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency. State agent hackers have been increasing targeting exchanges and holders and making off with astounding sums.

A new tactic is to go after the source: the developers themselves.

Fireblocks has reported they broke up a ring of North Korea operatives that set up fake job interviews for crypto jobs. During Google Meet interviews, they would give take-home assignments via Github. Those projects would contain code that compromised the developer and would grant access to crypto infrastructure.

They used dozens of fake Linkedin profiles that rotated through brands and it is believed they have been doing this for at least a few years. While they were easy to spot with poor grammar in 2017 and 2018, those days are gone. By using AI to craft messages and create fake jobs, they sound far more legitimate.