Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor recently stated that the Bitcoin community has reached a consensus on most key issues and should not allow the remaining few disagreements to affect the broader adoption prospects. He emphasized that Bitcoin is still in the early stages of global adoption, and a significant amount of capital has yet to enter its network.
The controversy centers on quantum security
Saylor noted that the community's current disagreements mainly focus on technical issues such as the quantum threat. Developers and the cryptography community have long held differing views on this topic, but he believes such debates should not overshadow Bitcoin's larger development goals.
Google Quantum AI sparked a new round of discussion in March of this year. Related research showed that if quantum computing power is strong enough, Bitcoin addresses that expose their public keys could be at risk. Since then, the market and developers have begun to discuss post-quantum migration solutions more extensively.
Migration plans began to be discussed.
Several proposals have emerged in the community to address this issue. These include BIP-361 proposed by Jameson Lopp et al., and the PACTs scheme proposed by Dan Robinson of Paradigm, both of which aim to provide pathways for future migrations and proof of ownership without exposing the keys.
These discussions also reflect a shift in the Bitcoin ecosystem from "whether to respond" to "how to respond." However, in Saylor's view, maintaining community consensus and focusing attention on broader adoption remains more important.












