Hi Amon, I read your BIP draft, and personally I like the “One Piece” concept more than freezing Bitcoin because of quantum theft risks. The idea is creative, and theoretically it makes sense.
However, from a practical perspective, I am still concerned about the ~6.7M BTC that could become quantum-exposed. The main issue is that we cannot accurately predict how fast quantum computing will evolve in the future. If quantum capabilities become much stronger than expected, the reward mechanism could create massive incentives for attackers and potentially harm Bitcoin’s long-term stability and value. I do not think the idea is bad at all in fact, it is one of the more interesting approaches to this problem. I just feel the risks may currently be higher than we expect, which is why freezing vulnerable coins seems like the safer option for now. Of course, this is only my personal point of view. I may be missing some cases or thinking differently from your perspective, so please do not take my comments the wrong way. I appreciate the effort and creativity behind the proposal, and maybe with further refinement the idea could become even stronger. Best regards, Ronak On Thu, 7 May, 2026, 9:19 pm Amon BAZONGO, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to share a draft Informational BIP as an alternative framework to > BIP-361's proposed coin freeze. > > The core argument: rather than suspending Bitcoin's neutrality to prevent > quantum theft, we can structure the inevitable quantum capture of exposed > coins as a self-financing prize mechanism — the largest open technological > prize in history. > > The proposal introduces three components: > > - Genesis Quantum Transaction (GQT): recognition of a successful spend > from a quantum-exposed address > - Quantum Vault (QV): automatically receives 90% of captured funds, > distributes periodically to proven quantum actors synchronized with the > halving cycle > - Quantum Proof Address (QPA): the on-chain identity of any actor who > demonstrates quantum capture capability, forming a public, unfalsifiable > register of global quantum capabilities > > The capturing actor receives 10% immediately as a First Reward, with > ongoing distributions from the Vault — creating long-term alignment with > ecosystem stability rather than incentivizing immediate liquidation. > > Draft: > https://github.com/amonmoce/Hunting-The-Bitcoin-One-Piece/blob/master/bip-hunting-the-bitcoin-one-piece.md > > Looking forward to technical and philosophical feedback. > > Best, > Amon > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Bitcoin Development Mailing List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bitcoindev/46a49975-dbaa-48d5-b50f-36c649041933n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bitcoindev/46a49975-dbaa-48d5-b50f-36c649041933n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bitcoin Development Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bitcoindev/CAJMs1u2RqBZj42%2BNTHwj3r3Lk1NS_CWtNrn9jUF5RWgPUpiOiA%40mail.gmail.com.
