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Re: ** Pulsar Infinity X1 - 15nm Quantum Chipset Announcement **
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pieppiep
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25/03/2013, 19:56:35 UTC
Quote from: ||bit on March 25, 2013, 07:11:41 PM
I all seriousness, I wonder how far out from now quantum technology is. If it's in 20 years, hypothetically, what does that mean to bitcoin?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/technology/testing-a-new-class-of-speedy-computer.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130218-diamond-idea-for-quantum-computer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-quantum_cryptography
Quote from: Wikipedia
In contrast, most current symmetric cryptographic systems (symmetric ciphers and hash functions) are secure from quantum computers.