The dozen-or-so global nodes are all in active collaboration and can change BTC’s programming with a majority vote (which is part of its core code, from what I barely remember reading), so they can simply roll with it. All deceased users’ wallets would eventually become bounties (like the original one by Nakamoto, who is probably dead), while everyone else would migrate to quantum-resistant wallets to keep up with the times with no problem.
The dozen-or-so global nodes are all in active collaboration and can change BTC’s programming with a majority vote (which is part of its core code, from what I barely remember reading), so they can simply roll with it. All deceased users’ wallets would eventually become bounties (like the original one by Nakamoto, who is probably dead), while everyone else would migrate to quantum-resistant wallets to keep up with the times with no problem.