Quantum computers could break Bitcoin
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Google published a paper on March 31 that states that Bitcoin's cryptography could be impacted by quantum computing sooner than previously stated.
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If I could get into the nitty-gritty of cryptography and quantum computing, I would be off doing that. With that said, this concerns a somewhat ominous security-related update from Google that happens to involve cryptography and quantum computing.
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