alt Hacker News> Yup, like Bitcoin going to zero.
If the encryption on Bitcoin is broken, say goodbye to the banking system.
Replies
socks • 12/09/2024
not really. banking systems have firewalls and access controls. quantum computations would be useless.
➕ show 1 reply
[pedantic hat on] Bitcoin doesn't use encryption.
You mean digital signatures - and yes, we use signatures everywhere in public key cryptography.