Quantum computing is moving from theory to long-term strategic considerations, and Strategy ( MSTR ) made it clear that it intends to be proactive rather than reactive during the company’s Q4 earnings call Thursday.
Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, plans to initiate a bitcoin security program to coordinate with the global cyber, crypto and bitcoin security community.
Addressing the growing discussion around quantum risk, the company reaffirmed its commitment to bitcoin security, framing quantum not as an immediate threat but as a future engineering challenge the network can prepare for.
Strategy reported a net loss of $12.4 billion in the quarter. Shares fell 17% on the day, trading as low as $104, but market focus quickly shifted to Chairman Michael Saylor’s comments.
Saylor revisited a long list of historical Bitcoin FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) that the network has already overcome quant issues while acknowledging that quant deserves serious long-term planning.
The company outlined a number of key points about quantum computing, predicting that quantum technology is likely more than a decade away and pointing out that the Bitcoin community is already researching quantum-resistant cryptography.
Shares are up 6% in pre-market trading as bitcoin has risen to $65,000.
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