Quantum Bitcoin Countdown
Shor’s Algorithm With Quantum and Bitcoin - QBC Ep. 12
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Shor’s algorithm sits underneath every conversation about quantum and Bitcoin. It was published in 1994, long before anyone could build a quantum computer, and it is the reason a large enough machine could work backward from a public key to the private key behind it. So what does it actually do, and why can’t better randomness or a stronger key protect against it? In the 12th episode of The…