Diving into the question everyone suddenly cares about: how close are quantum computers to breaking Bitcoin?

Friend of the pod Matt Wraith joins us to cut through the hype, the fear, and the sci-fi headlines and explain what’s actually happening in quantum research right now, and what it means for Bitcoin security, signatures, and the long-term future of cryptography.

We explore:

- The theory of quantum mechanics

- How quantum computers actually work

- Shor's algorithm & Grover's algorithm

- Quantum threat to Bitcoin

- Recent advances in quantum computing

- Post-quantum cryptography and quantum risk mitigation strategies for Bitcoin

- Stoner bro quantum physics

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro, Bitcoin is in crisis, elliptic curve cryptography

5:00 Shor's algorithm and quantum computers

8:00 The limits and use cases for quantum computers

10:45 Recent advances in quantum computers, Scott Aaronson blog post

16:20 What is a quantum computer?

24:00 Fault tolerance theorem, theoretical quantum physics

28:30 Problems with quantum computers, analog computers

35:00 Quantum computing research

41:00 Red flags in quantum computing research

46:45 Conspiracy theories, the qubits don't want to be trapped, the universe believes in cryptography

49:00 Quantum risk mitigation strategies for Bitcoin

1:08:00 Stoner bro quantum physics, fall of Atlantis, perception creates reality, many worlds hypothesis, Markov property

1:27:30 Gravity, dark energy, general relativity, things that are very big and very small

1:34:00 How much better is quantum than classical computing?

1:39:00 What's going on with the UFOs?

On this episode of Hell Money, we’re sitting in a car during a Bitcoin price crash, trying to answer the only question anyone actually cares about: wen number go up? We talk about the AI bubble popping, the Federal Reserve and interest rates, and how much of this crash is just institutions and algos sloshing money around. Then we lock in our official Hell Money Bitcoin price predictions for 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years, and 30 years—and write them down on camera.

We explore:

- Why Bitcoin is crashing right now

- What it would actually take for us to sell all our Bitcoin

- Quantum FUD and whether quantum computers will ever nuke BTC

- UFOs & alien disclosure as the end of shared reality

- Square merchants accepting Bitcoin via Lightning & why small business owners are the real target market

- Official Hell Money Bitcoin price predictions: 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years, 30 years- Love on the Spectrum, Trump–Mamdani, Wicked Part 2, & not letting labels control your life

- The new ord 0.24.2 release: on-chain galleries, traits & getting less dependent on marketplaces

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro & addressing the secret Bitcoin Maxi HMP fans

5:14 Bitcoin price crash, AI bubble, Federal Reserve & interest rates

11:00 Selling all our Bitcoin

15:00 Quantum FUD

25:45 UFOs & alien disclosure

32:12 Square merchants accepting Bitcoin payments

39:55 Official HMP price predictions

49:40 Love on the Spectrum debrief, Trump-Mamdani meeting, Wicked Part 2

54:09 ord 0.24.2 release: galleries & attributes

56:00 Call to action: call us at (717)-69-GMHMP

On this episode of Hell Money, we dive into BIP-444, the latest and most deranged proposal from the Knots holy group. From limiting arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions to re-defining what counts as a 51% attack, we unpack BIP-444 as the latest evolution in Bitcoin's Holy War.We explore:- What BIP-444 actually does- The Knots cult mindset and the psychology of Bitcoin fundamentalism- Dev tinkering vs maintenance- How to soft fork Bitcoin, 51% attack- Rob Hamilton’s BIP-444 prediction market- Western vs. Eastern numerology of 444- The myth-making, moralizing, and memes of KnotsGet bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS SATSCARDS: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-satscardTIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro, Election Day, Prop-50, gerrymandering4:00 State of Jefferson, California secession, Zohran Mamdani, rent control9:00 BIP-444, limiting arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions24:00 How a soft fork works, re-defining a 51% attack30:00 Knots attack on Bitcoin33:30 Psychology of Knots fundamentalism & cult36:15 Success of Knots vs Bitcoin Core v3037:45 Rob Hamilton's BIP-444 prediction market41:15 Bitcoin core devs want to tinker and develop when they should be just maintaining44:50 Edits for BIP-444, 444 Western vs Eastern numerology50:00 Has BIP-444/Knots broken containment?51:20 Selling BIP-444 airdrop54:55 BIP-444 myth making57:50 Filter discussion has derailed all real technical discussion1:00:00 Legal & moral arguments1:06:00 Addressing the Swifties, humor is high consciousness1:08:00 Rehabilitating Mechanic and Luke's image on Hell Money Podcast