BitcoinStu on Nostr: quantum computing, if it's actually possible to build, and I'm quite skeptical about ...
quantum computing, if it's actually possible to build, and I'm quite skeptical about that, would pose an existential threat to all encrypted communication. It would be among the most closely guarded secrets that any military has. The fact that public companies are advertising how much progress they're making is proof that they are making none.
If a programmable quantum computer exists you will not know about it for decades because it will be used in secret and bitcoin will be the least of our problems.
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