In the long term, the security of the first cryptocurrency is not threatened by quantum computing, but by a change in the reward model for miners, said Lawrence White, an economics professor at George Mason University.

According to him, after the last Bitcoin is mined, which will happen around 2140, the main source of income for miners will be transaction fees, which will make it more difficult to attract enough of them to ensure the security of the system.

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