Meanwhile, the project’s anonymous core team released a roadmap teasing upgrades like a cross-chain bridge for NFTs and a decentralized DAO governance system to be voted on by $BQ holders. Rumors circulated that an anonymous billionaire backer (nicknamed “QC”) was quietly accumulating billions of $BQ tokens, further stoking demand. But not everyone is convinced. Critics have warned of a classic crypto pump-and-dump scheme, pointing to the lack of real-world utility beyond its speculative appeal. Others have flagged technical risks, such as the unproven nature of its Quantum Validator Sharding protocol. “This feels like 2017 all over again,” one Wall Street analyst tweeted, cautioning retail investors against FOMO-driven decisions.