Bitcoin’s quantum debate splits as Adam Back pushes optional upgrades over forced freeze

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The Blockstream CEO told Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin should build quantum-resistant upgrades now, a day after Jameson Lopp proposed freezing vulnerable coins instead.

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