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George³ If quantum computers were a thing that matters, AI data centers wouldn't waste classical hardware. Reply
bit_user George³ said: If quantum computers were a thing that matters, AI data centers wouldn't waste classical hardware. They solve mostly different problems. Also, quantum computers aren't at a stage of development where they're quite ready to be scaled up to the same degree, if there were even enough demand to support something like that. Reply
waltc3 Yes, and it never hurts to remember that "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"…;) To fear unproven theories is just wasted energy. Reply
bit_user The article said: Besides, security developers are already looking into post-quantum cryptography, with cryptocurrency developers able to take advantage of their developments as well. I'm not sure that works with blockchain. The problem is that historical records are protected by the historical encryption used. I think you can't just go back and update their checksums. Reply
bit_user The article said: Wood says that the debate between cryptocurrency developers and quantum computing will only be a “long-term positive for gold.” It has historically held its value, reaching an 11% annual return over the past 50 years. The higher the price of gold gets, the more "informal" mining there is. Such mining techniques have serious and long-lasting environmental impacts, including mercury pollution of soil and waterways. This is a big reason I don't have any gold in my portfolio. Reply
Tanakoi bit_user said: They solve mostly different problems. This exactly. Most people don't understand that we lack a general-purpose computing model for quantum computers … the only problems we can use them to solve are those for which we've developed custom solutions (Shor's Algorithm for breaking public-key encryption, for instance) waltc3 said: … "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"…;) To fear unproven theories is just wasted energy. Except this theory is already proven. Quantum computers are already breaking RSA encryption with shorter key lengths. Even a conservative estimate is that Bitcoin's algorithms will be vulnerable within 20 years. Reply
valthuer The "quantum kills Bitcoin" narrative feels wildly premature. If quantum computers can suddenly crack SHA-256, Bitcoin will be the least of our problems — global banking, government encryption, HTTPS, and military-grade security would all fall first. Markets won’t wake up one day to a surprise apocalypse; cryptography evolves, and post-quantum algorithms are already in development. Ironically, this fear says more about investor psychology than technology. Gold thrives on uncertainty, Bitcoin thrives on adaptation. Betting against one because of a theoretical 2030s threat feels less like risk management and more like comfort-seeking. History favors systems that upgrade — not those that just sit shiny in a vault. Reply
JRStern I'd say there's about a 5% chance there's always been a backdoor on Bitcoin blockchain, or at least that the big guys with supercomputers can bust it in a few hours (or a lot faster) at will. I'd say there's about a 0.000000001% chance quantum computing will ever work at all much less crack anybody's encryption. But that's just me. Reply
Tanakoi valthuer said: The "quantum kills Bitcoin" narrative feels wildly premature. If quantum computers can suddenly crack SHA-256, Bitcoin will be the least of our problems — global banking, government encryption, HTTPS, and military-grade security would all fall first. Untrue. A quantum computer will break an asymmetric protocol like SHA-256 decades (perhaps centuries) before it can break a symmetric one like AES-256. While SHA is used for key exchange (browser TLS sessions, etc), internally governments, militaries, and major banks are using symmetric encryption. And while we upgrade the key exchange in browsers fairly quickly and efficiently, the quantum-resistant algorithms being considered for Bitcoin mean the network would run as much as 100X slower. Reply
Tanakoi JRStern said: I'd say there's about a 5% chance there's always been a backdoor on Bitcoin blockchain, or at least that the big guys with supercomputers can bust it in a few hours (or a lot faster) at will. Elliptic-curve cryptography is far more transparent than DES's old S-boxes. Despite what you see on Netflix, state-actor cryptographers may be exponentially ahead of the public on technical grounds, but not theoretical ones. JRStern said: I'd say there's about a 0.000000001% chance quantum computing will ever work at all much less crack anybody's encryption. But that's just me. Admittedly this is only 50-bit RSA not 256-bit, but still: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3282051/chinese-scientists-hack-military-grade-encryption-quantum-computer-paper Reply
Key considerations
- Investor positioning can change fast
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Reference reading
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/fear-that-quantum-computing-on-the-cusp-of-cracking-cryptocurrencys-encryption-spurs-a-global-investment-firm-to-remove-bitcoin-from-recommendations#main
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