There is a scenario people do not like to talk about in Bitcoin. What happens if quantum computing actually breaks old wallets? A proposal known as BIP-361, put forward by Jameson Lopp, tries to answer that question before it becomes a crisis. The idea is simple but uncomfortable. Gradually restrict transactions from addresses that are most vulnerable to quantum attacks. If it ever gets activated, it could effectively freeze around 5.6 million BTC that have been inactive for years. At today’s prices, that is hundreds of billions in value sitting untouched. Even Lopp himself is not a fan of this path. He has made it clear this is a contingency plan, not something he wants to see used. But his argument is pragmatic: losing those coins to a quantum attacker would be far worse than locking them in place. That is where the real tension begins. Bitcoin was built on the idea that ownership is absolute and transactions are unstoppable. Introducing a mechanism that can selectively disable coins challenges that foundation. So the debate is no longer just technical. It is philosophical. Do you protect the system at all costs, even if it means rewriting some of its core rules? Or do you stay fully immutable and accept the risks that come with it? #OKXOrbitTopics @OKX Orbit