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PodcastThe Pomp PodcastOctober 24, 2026

Will Bitcoin Survive Quantum Computing? | Jordi Visser

Visser dismisses bitcoin quantum-risk fears and bets Eli Lilly, not NVIDIA, becomes America's biggest company within five years.

  • Quantum risk is overstated: Jordi Visser calls quantum a hardware problem with 20-40 year (or 5-7 year bullish) timelines, citing cryptographer Adam Back, not the software-based hacking happening now via AI agent swarms.
  • Historic hedge fund unwind: Goldman Sachs data shows long-short equity, quant, and multi-strat strategies all fell >80bps same-day only 3 times since COVID — all in 2025, with one week topping even the 2011-12 EU crisis.

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