BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 18 hours agoFear that quantum computing is on the cusp of cracking cryptocurrency's encryption spurs a global investment firm to remove Bitcoin from recommendationswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkFear that quantum computing is on the cusp of cracking cryptocurrency's encryption spurs a global investment firm to remove Bitcoin from recommendationswww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
The firm’s senior financial strategist is concerned the advancements in the field of quantum computing will break Bitcoin.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·14 hours agoIt’s also possible for bitcoin to switch algorithms so it would presumably switch to something quantum resistant. There are already chat clients that have switched to these types of algorithms, Signal and Apple messages being the most popular ones.
It’s also possible for bitcoin to switch algorithms so it would presumably switch to something quantum resistant.
There are already chat clients that have switched to these types of algorithms, Signal and Apple messages being the most popular ones.