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Board Altcoin Discussion
Re: Quantum computing resistant coins?
by
vlad12
on 31/10/2016, 15:41:08 UTC
Quantum computing has nothing to do with 'breaking' SHA-256. In our current understanding of quantum computing, the only danger it presents is to the elliptic curve cryptography used in signing transactions. So in an universe where quantum computers actually exist, one 'could' get a private key from a signed transaction. Even without changing anything, if you don't reuse private keys, you are probably safe.