Walking Through Presidio Bitcoin’s Quantum Readiness Report

Show Notes

A conversation on Presidio Bitcoin’s Quantum Readiness Report with Steve Lee (@moneyball) and report co-authors Austin Krauss and Ashu, covering how to frame quantum risk to bitcoin, the main attack vectors, mitigation paths, scenario planning, and the biggest open questions still facing the ecosystem. If you see ways to improve or update this project, please file an issue, open a PR, or begin a discussion: https://github.com/presidiobtc/bitcoin-quantum/ The v1.0 PDF version that’s easier to share: https://github.com/presidiobtc/bitcoin-quantum/blob/main/presidio-bitcoin-quantum-readiness-v1-apr-2026.pdf 0:00 Introductions and why the report matters 04:04 Why Presidio Bitcoin began focusing on quantum early 06:24 Quantum Bitcoin Summit background and key takeaways 09:15 Report goals & why the paper is open source and continuously updated 13:50 Framing the quantum risk and CRQC development 24:40 How quantum threatens bitcoin 33:55 Orderly transition scenario: post-quantum signatures and new output types 48:03 Migration timelines and rapid-response planning 55:10 Emergency mitigations for live-theft scenarios 01:01:22 The thorniest question: freezing, theft, and legacy coin policy 01:17:35 Warning signals and what to watch for next