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drcode12/09/20241 replyview on HN

eh, they will add a quantum-resistant signature scheme (already a well-understood thing) then people can transfer their funds to the new addresses before it is viable to crack the existing addresses


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bangaladore12/10/2024

So the first company that can break bitcoin addresses using quantum computers gets a prize of how many billion(?) dollars by stealing all the non-migrated addresses.

Is that a crime? Lots of forgotten keys in there.

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