SharpLink CEO: Satoshi Nakamoto May Return to Bitcoin When Faced with Quantum Computing Threat

BlockBeats News, September 7th, according to Decrypt's report, since Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto left his final message in 2011 saying "I've moved on to other things," he has been missing ever since. However, Joseph Chalom, Co-CEO of SharpLink Gaming, has put forward a "bold guess": if Bitcoin faces a survival threat from quantum computing, Satoshi Nakamoto may reappear.

Some experts believe that quantum computing could pose a "survival crisis" for Bitcoin in the next decade. The Bitcoin community has already begun discussing how to make the network quantum-resistant. Some have proposed achieving quantum resistance through a hard fork, while others have suggested freezing the Bitcoin held by Satoshi Nakamoto that is vulnerable to quantum attacks.

Joseph Chalom stated: "I have this crazy theory that probably in the next five to ten years, when the Bitcoin network needs to be quantum-resistant, some very important decisions will be made around standards and cryptographic technology. For example, whether a protocol-level hard fork is needed, and how to deal with those long-dormant wallets. This is a matter involving enormous funds and will not be easily overlooked."

He further added that this theory has no factual basis, and if his theory is correct, then he believes Satoshi Nakamoto would reappear through "some early, long-inactive OG accounts."