StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson says Bitcoin isn’t safe from quantum threats and is building a “nuclear bunker” on Starknet for crypto assets
Robbie: “Do you think Bitcoin is safe?”
Eli: “No. Obviously not”
Andy: “Do you think Bitcoin’s monetary properties of being a store of value asset… and know that it’s not going to be fucked with… do you think Bitcoin’s lost that property to a certain extent?”
Eli: “Right now, it’s a big threat. I think part of the price action reflects that. What we’re going to try and do is offer safe havens and means for bitcoiners to reserve a spot for a case where things are compromised. We’ll try to do that for as many chains as we can on top of Starknet. Imagine that Bitcoin’s infrastructure goes down for a while, until everyone finally agrees to do a soft fork that will allow for post quantum security. You would want some system where you can reserve a spot, be there while things are being fixed, and then go back there. Like a nuclear bunker. We are building that on Starknet”