Quantum Threat to Satoshi’s $130 Billion Bitcoin Fortune: How Real Is the Hack Risk?

Quantum computing looms as the ultimate cryptographic threat—capable of cracking the digital vaults securing billions in dormant Bitcoin. Could the world's largest unmoved fortune finally face its reckoning?

The Quantum Countdown Begins

Experts warn that advanced quantum processors might one day bypass the elliptic-curve cryptography protecting Satoshi Nakamoto's original stash. Current estimates suggest a machine with enough stable qubits could theoretically derive private keys from public addresses—turning the blockchain's transparency into its greatest vulnerability.

Why Satoshi's Coins Are a Unique Target

That $130 billion fortune sits in early wallets with publicly visible, never-moved transactions. While newer Bitcoin addresses benefit from added protections, these genesis-era holdings face heightened exposure. It’s the digital equivalent of parking a gold-filled armored truck with the windows down—on the internet.

The Race for Post-Quantum Defense

Developers already test quantum-resistant algorithms, while the Bitcoin community debates protocol upgrades. The network won't go quietly—expect a cryptographic arms race that makes current mining wars look like playground squabbles. Meanwhile, Wall Street hedge funds quietly add “quantum breach” clauses to their crypto insurance policies—because nothing says modern finance like preparing for sci-fi threats while ignoring basic cybersecurity.

Bottom Line: Threat or Hype?

Practical quantum attacks remain years away, but the countdown has started. When the breakthrough comes, it won't be a quiet academic paper—it'll be the loudest heist in financial history. Either Bitcoin evolves first, or someone finally empties the world's most famous digital wallet.

Will Quantum Computing Crack Nakamoto’s Bitcoin?

In an X post released on Monday, December 1, Camol predicted that Nakamoto’s BTC wallet will be drained within the next 10 years as quantum computing power advances exponentially. He called this rapid, annual double acceleration Neven’s Law, warning that the bitcoin creator’s over $131 billion BTC stash could eventually be exposed to unprecedented risks and hacks. 

Camol’s argument focuses on Bitcoin’s secp256k1 elliptic curve and ECDSA signatures, which are used to secure wallets. He claims that these could eventually be reversed using Shor’s Algorithm, a quantum algorithm that, in theory, can break elliptic curve cryptography once sufficiently powerful quantum hardware exists. The analyst warns that if such a technology becomes viable, it could compromise the security of even the most well-protected Bitcoin holdings—in this case, Nakamoto’s. 

In his post, Camol also stated that Satoshi’s 1 million BTC fortune could face additional vulnerability because the wallet address is protected by a 160-bit hash that has never been exposed through spending activity. He claims that a powerful quantum attack could crack the hash and reveal the public key, eventually uncovering the private key through multiple attempts. The analyst also pointed out that sophisticated bad actors, such as state-sponsored groups and wealthy cybercriminals, could access Nakamoto’s BTC wallet. 

Experts And AI Dismiss BTC Quantum Hacking Claims

Crypto analyst @level941 on X sharply rebuked Camol’s claims, emphasizing that Satoshi’s BTC holdings are fundamentally more secure than most coins in circulation. He surmised that because Satoshi’s BTC is stored in early P2PKH addresses, the public keys will remain hidden and the wallet will stay locked unless the Bitcoin creator manually removes his coins. 

@level941 called Camol’s statements “false” and “incorrect,” noting that Quantum computers can only break RSA or ECC systems when the public key is known. This means that Satoshi’s BTC is protected by a 160-bit RIPED160 hash that quantum machines cannot brute force in any foreseeable timeline. 

The analyst also argued that if the Bitcoin network ever migrated to a quantum-safe signature scheme, Satoshi’s unmoved coins WOULD become permanently locked rather than hacked or drained. Independent analysis from advanced AI systems further rejects Camol’s quantum-hacking narrative as scientifically unsupported. 

According to reports, present-day quantum computers have fewer than 1,000 noisy qubits, far short of the millions of error-corrected qubits required to break Bitcoin’s cryptography. AI systems also highlight that there is no evidence suggesting that a Bitcoin-breaking quantum machine will appear within ten years. It also revealed that Neven’s Law, which Camol referenced, is no longer considered a reliable predictor of long-term growth in quantum computing. In conclusion, the odds of Nakamoto’s BTC fortune being hacked are extremely low for at least the next few decades.