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The Quantum Reckoning : Why Bitcoin's Encryption Crisis Demands Regulatory Evolution The recent decision by Jefferies ' Global Head of Equity Strategy Christopher Wood to remove Bitcoin from recommended portfolios signals more than investment caution —it represents a fundamental recognition that the quantum computing threat necessitates reclassifying how we structurally treat digital assets within financial frameworks. The discourse surrounding quantum computing's capacity to compromise SHA-256 hashing has fixated on cryptographic solutions, obscuring a more profound systemic vulnerability. When quantum computers achieve the computational threshold to break Bitcoin's encryption, the ramifications extend beyond protocol upgrades . The asset class itself will require reconceptualization within the regulatory architecture, and the CLARITY Act's framework for treating digital assets analogously to securities , rather than as encrypted commodities, becom...