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,
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