# #733: The Truth About The Quantum Threat with Brandon Black

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Podcast: [TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast-226249)
Published: 2026-04-04T14:00:26+00:00
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Marty sits down with Brandon Black to discuss the realistic timeline of quantum computing threats to Bitcoin, the gap between theoretical breakthroughs and physical implementation, and why rushing post-quantum cryptographic upgrades may be unnecessary and risky. Brandon on X: https://x.com/reardencode Rearden Code GitHub: https://github.com/reardencode STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Bitcoin 2026 - Las Vegas http://bit.ly/3NA9xQh OPNEXT https://tinyurl.com/tftc2026 Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Newsletter tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/

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