“Bitcoin will expire the very day the first quantum computer appears…. It will be doomed, Tomlinson says. Any disruption needs the consensus of the bitcoin community and that can’t even be realized when it comes to the transaction limit problem. That’s a relatively simple problem compared to redoing the entire digital signature method. It’s probably impossible, so bitcoin has had it.”
Martin Tomlinson, Professor, Plymouth University · Bitcoin since: +11,807%
A little perspective.
Bitcoin on that day$635.08October 12, 2016
$100 at that price$11,907At our latest price check
Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $75,617, checked Nov 6, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.
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Bitcoin Is Dead. “Is Bitcoin Doomed?” — Martin Tomlinson, Newsweek, October 12, 2016. Bitcoin: $635.08. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2016-10-12-is-bitcoin-doomed