Latest “quantum computer breaks the math behind Bitcoin” headlines massively exaggerate risk
On Apr. 24, Project Eleven awarded its Q-Day Prize to Giancarlo Lelli, a researcher who used publicly accessible quantum hardware to derive a 15-bit elliptic curve private key from its public key. This is the largest public demonstration to date of the attack class that could one day threaten Bitcoin, Ethereum, and every other system […] The post Latest “qua...
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UK police raids on people trading crypto for cash raises a hard question about financial freedom
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Clock is ticking for bitcoin to prevent quantum threat as it could drain 6.9 million BTC including Satoshi’s
Can a network without formal governance coordinate the biggest cryptographic migration in its history?...