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Re: Did Satoshi think that quantum computers will exist?
by
squatter
on 14/10/2019, 22:37:07 UTC
Antonopoulos: Google’s ‘Quantum Supremacy’ Has No Impact on Bitcoin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/antonopoulos-googles-quantum-supremacy-has-no-impact-on-bitcoin

Nonetheless, becoming quantum-resistant, at least in terms of signature algorithms, is on Bitcoin’s roadmap as a necessary step, he added.

He makes it sound so easy. Cheesy

Post-quantum cryptography calls for massively larger key and signature sizes. For example, a Lamport signature scheme would make transactions hundreds of times larger than now. It would be horrible for scaling.

Don't even get me started on the millions of lost or otherwise vulnerable outputs that won't be made quantum-safe by implementing a new algorithm.