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sizzle12/09/20243 repliesview on HN

How long until this can derive a private key from its public key in the cryptocurrency space? Is this an existential threat to crypto?


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bawolff12/10/2024

Long enough you don't need to panic or worry.

Short enough that its reasonable to start r&d efforts on post quantum crypto.

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ryankshaw12/13/2024

I had the same question and this article was really helpful in explaining the threat models

https://www.deloitte.com/nl/en/services/risk-advisory/perspe...

valval12/16/2024

This is the same as climate change. Something might happen sometime in the future.