E184 | Trezor CTO | How Quantum Computers Could Empty Every Bitcoin Wallet

Trezor's CTO, Tomáš Sušánka, breaks down how AI is changing the scam landscape and why even security experts are getting fooled. 

From AI deepfake Microsoft Teams calls to voice cloning and phishing sites that nearly caught the CTO himself, this conversation covers the modern security playbook everyone needs for 2026.

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0:00 Introduction

2:07 Does Tomas Like To Talk

4:15 What Does Tomas Do & Why

5:15 How Much Does Bitcoin Matter To Tomas

6:28 Why Should People Still Care About Bitcoin

8:25 Who Is Tomas Sushanka

10:10 Why Humans Are So Bad With Security

12:58 Tomas’s Thoughts On People Downplaying Risk

14:27 How Should One Think About Risk

15:25 Does Intelligence Play A Role In Risk

16:54 Why Do Smart People Fall For Scams

23:39 How Do We Fix This Scam Problem

25:12 Partnerships: @Variational @BitwiseInvest

26:05 Which Security Mistake Would Tomas Remove

28:57 How Tomas Protects His Assets 

29:49 What’s The Craziest Hack Tomas Has Seen

31:24 A Security Habit That Makes Tomas Look Crazy

32:27 Why Someone Should Care About Self-Custody

36:05 When Should People Look Into A Hardware Wallet

37:48 A Strategy For Hardware Risk Management

44:16 How Does One Manage The Inheritance Problem

46:29 Should People Keep Assets On An Exchange

47:32 Partnership: @KASTxyz

48:20 What Security Setup Should Kevin’s Grandma Use

50:08 Things To Can Do To Prevent Hacks & Scams

1:01:57 Should People Upgrade Their Trezor Wallets

1:05:28 How Self-Custody Will Evolve & Not Be Archaic

1:08:07 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena

1:08:50 The Biggest Problem With Self-Custody

1:09:52 Is Quantum Computing A Worry For Crypto

1:14:48 Who’s Taking Quantum Computing Seriously

1:20:41 Who’s Securing Bitcoin Against Quantum Risk

1:23:58 A Crypto Belief That Tomas Disagrees With

1:26:12 Is There A Future For Digital Identity 

1:27:56 Could Self-Custody Become Too Complicated

1:28:42 Dangerous Advice Tomas Had Heard Before

1:29:43 Does AI Make You Safer Or Vulnerable

1:31:25 Closing Thoughts