Odaily Planet Daily News Cryptocurrency experts warned at a private lunch held during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas that advances in quantum computing technology are posing an increasingly urgent threat to Bitcoin. Experts say powerful quantum computers could crack Bitcoin private keys in the next few years, putting about $42 billion worth of Bitcoin at risk and potentially triggering a market "liquidation event." Google's latest research found that the quantum resources required to crack RSA encryption are 20 times less than previously estimated, further exacerbating concerns. Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp emphasized: "The Bitcoin community needs to reach a consensus and find ways to mitigate the threat before this really becomes an existential crisis." A variety of solutions have been proposed, including the introduction of quantum-resistant encryption addresses and limiting the number of transactions for vulnerable addresses. (Decrypt)