Consensus Is the Last Middleman: The Case for Quantum Money
Quantum computers could one day break Bitcoin (BTC), yet the same physics could also build money that is impossible to forge. Two experts argue that quantum money, not the blockchain, may be the final form of digital cash.
Stefano Gogioso and Daniela Herrmann made the argument during the latest BeInCrypto Experts Council. Their case rests on an idea older than crypto itself, and on a single law of physics.
Money Has Always Been a Story About Trust
A companion analysis asked when quantum computers might break Bitcoin. This piece asks the opposite question. What if the same technology builds something better than the money we use today?
The answer begins with a line from Gogioso that reframes the debate. Consensus, he says, is "the last middleman."
To see why, it helps to trace how money lost its trust in the first place.
Physical cash needs no middleman. A gold coin proves itself, and a buyer does not have to trust a bank, a ledger, or a network to accept it. Cash, however, cannot travel down a wire.
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