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Jefferies' Chief Strategist Removes Bitcoin Allocation Due to Quantum Computing Risk

Jefferies’ Chief Strategist Removes Bitcoin Allocation Due to Quantum Computing Risk

BlockBeats News, January 16th, according to Bloomberg, Christopher Wood, Global Head of Equity Strategy at Jefferies, recently removed the 10% Bitcoin allocation from its model portfolio, citing the development of quantum computing as a potential threat to Bitcoin’s cryptographic security.

Wood stated that if quantum computing continues to advance, Bitcoin’s value proposition as a long-term, quasi-digital gold asset could be challenged, and this risk is starting to be factored into mainstream asset allocation considerations.

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