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Re: ECSDA secp256k1 are on borrowed time.
by
pooya87
on 20/07/2025, 03:22:26 UTC
⭐ Merited by stwenhao (1)
People are already researching curve collapse functions and log resolution methods.
I entered Bitcoin world back in 2014 and I remember people working on the same exact thing back then too! In other words this is not new. Hardware has improved but not enough to make a significant difference in order to make this a possibility. That means your attempt at conveying a sense of urgency is wrong.

However, I fully support any discussion about our replacement options.

I dont have a complete solution yet, but its time to seriously consider Taproot upgrades, a new SegWit branch, and double or triple signature signing.
If ECDSA and ECSDSA on secp256k1 curve are to become obsolete, they need to be removed completely IMO; and that requires a hard fork. In such a scenario we no longer need SegWit, it too can be removed.