What’s Going On With Bitcoin Now? Adam Back Explains

What’s going on with Bitcoin this time? Adam Back breaks down where Bitcoin stands today — and what he would actually change in Bitcoin’s code. At Proof of Talk in Paris, he explains why Bitcoin’s base layer is designed to remain stable, how the network has already been optimized and rewritten multiple times, and why Layer 2 protocols like Lightning may become the default for mobile wallets. Back also discusses sidechains, additional blocks, privacy upgrades, signature aggregation, and the long-term question of quantum computing. If Bitcoin ever needs to adapt to new cryptographic threats, what should change — and what should never be touched? #bitcoin #crypto #news 00:00 Adam Back on Bitcoin’s Next Phase 00:35 What’s Going On With Bitcoin This Time? 00:43 Bitcoin Layer 2 Is Heating Up 00:58 Morgan Stanley Is Bringing Bitcoin to 50 Million Users 01:54 Institutional Adoption Is Still Only Halfway In 02:20 There Are More People Than Bitcoin 02:55 Should Bitcoin Change — or Freeze Forever? 03:33 What Bitcoin Still Needs Before It Ossifies 04:05 “It’s Very Difficult to See Bitcoin Failing” 05:00 A New Generation Is Building Bitcoin’s Future 06:05 The Three Waves of Bitcoin Adoption 07:20 VM-Based Smart Contracts Were “Misguided” 08:25 Adam Back’s First Reaction to Bitcoin 09:07 The Privacy Upgrade Bitcoin Still Needs 09:25 Why Bitcoin Is More Discovery Than Invention Follow COINTELEGRAPH: Website: https://cointelegraph.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/cointelegraph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cointelegraph Twitter: https://twitter.com/cointelegraph Mobile app: https://linktr.ee/cointelegraph_mobile Cointelegraph covers everything Bitcoin, bringing you the latest news, prices, breakthroughs, and analysis, with emphasis on expert opinion and commentary from the digital currency community.