Nic Carter Defends BIP-360 Authorship Debate, Emphasizes Focus on BTC Quantum Resistance

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures, posted on X that the controversy surrounding the authorship and background of BIP-360 is irrelevant; the Bitcoin community should instead focus on the technical quality of the proposal and its open review process. It is not uncommon in Bitcoin’s history for developers to remain anonymous or use pseudonyms—for example, the author of BIP-148, which proposed the activation of SegWit, known as “Shaolinfry,” remains unidentified to this day, yet this has not diminished the proposal’s significance. Known contributors to BIP-360 include Ethan, a technologist with strong technical credentials; Isabel, a long-time participant in Bitcoin initiatives; and the pseudonymous developer Hunter Beast. The proposal aims to serve as an initial step toward Bitcoin’s quantum resistance by eliminating potential quantum vulnerabilities in Taproot addresses, paving the way for a series of future BIPs designed to defend against quantum computing risks. Some opposition may stem from groups focused on issues such as “filtering or spam transactions,” but as the potential future failure of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) gains increasing attention, the community’s priority is shifting toward enhancing Bitcoin’s quantum resistance.