StrilancApr 2

Quantum computing bombshells that are not April Fools

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=9665

Quantum computing bombshells that are not April Fools

For those of you who haven’t seen, there were actually two “bombshell” QC announcements this week. One, from Caltech, including friend-of-the-blog John Preskill, showed how to do quantum faul…

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Show threadGeoSys
So does BTC need to hard fork? Good luck getting to a consensus again ...
Apr 2 at 3:44amWeb
Show threadr4indeerApr 2
If QC gets to the point where breaking RSA and ECC in the real world is actually going to happen, I'd imagine you will find a consensus rather quickly.
Show threadhaakonApr 2
If an upgrade becomes necessary, it would be a soft fork. (Consensus would still be a challenge)
Show threadsMarsIntruderApr 2
I’m impressed by the BTC obsession: this will definitely impact the banking sector as a whole even before.
Quantum FUD, here we come.