From: Amon BAZONGO <amonmoce@gmail.com>
To: Murch <murch@murch.one>
Cc: bitcoindev@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [bitcoindev] What if we let Quantum Hunters get Bitcoin rewards ?
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 17:41:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAEsN3a6suk_8=oKtPmX-sU5CE95RqgneYAPvHQBgr7qyP8h8kQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6469ae87-7225-41a2-bc67-3f3e46e6a279@murch.one>
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Hello Murch,
Thanks for the feedback.
I will remove the mediawiki syntax and keep it simple ... thanks for
pointing that out.
You are right that it must be clearer, but let me add more clarity here:
1. The Bitcoin ecosystem is already pretty much concerned about Quantum.
That is a fact regarding the number of quantum-related BIP
2. Now, the ecosystem has no incentive to actively participate in Quantum
research. But the obvious part is no matter what the ecosystem does, some
entity will be able to put in place a quantum computer somewhere in the
world. And when that happens, millions of BTC might be accessible by this
or those entities. That's why BIP-361 has been issued to address this
issue. So the Quantum research advancement will (is already) clearly impact
the Bitcoin ecosystem
3. BIP-361 proposes to freeze all unsafe Bitcoin, which means that those
will be lost for real this time. What I propose is to find a way to recover
those Bitcoin, to keep the 21 millions BTC intact and keep Bitcoin free of
freeze. I am against freezing because if we freeze once, we might freeze a
second time for some other reason we don't know yet.
4. That's why I propose to offer the unsafe Bitcoin as a bounty, in this
way, the ecosystem will proove its utility in another way which is funding
technological progress.
I hope that adds clarity to the idea.
Best,
Amon
On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 12:40 PM Murch <murch@murch.one> wrote:
> Hello Amon,
>
> Your document’s formatting is broken, because you use MediaWiki syntax
> in a Markdown file.
>
> IMHO, any proposal that calls for Bitcoin to issue a substantial quantum
> bounty should make the case why this would be in the interest of the
> Bitcoin ecosystem. Your proposal treats this as obvious, but it’s not
> clear to me why the Bitcoin ecosystem should involve itself in this
> manner in Quantum research.
>
> -Murch
>
> On 2026-05-07 08:37, Amon BAZONGO 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 --
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-07 15:37 [bitcoindev] What if we let Quantum Hunters get Bitcoin rewards ? Amon BAZONGO
2026-05-07 16:07 ` Nikita Karetnikov
2026-05-07 17:23 ` Amon BAZONGO
2026-05-07 20:32 ` RB GAMING
2026-05-07 23:08 ` Amon BAZONGO
2026-05-21 19:46 ` Murch
2026-05-22 17:41 ` Amon BAZONGO [this message]
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