20 sats \ 4 replies \ @Murch 6 May 2023 \ on: Calling All Cypherpunks bitcoin
Let’s start worrying about quantum computing when it starts being able to do anything interesting whatsoever
It is a long way from being a threat right now, and there are many hurdles to overcome.
Still, there is a huge upside financially to advancing quantum computing, which is always a big motivator. In the meantime, learning how to strengthen bitcoin's security can only be a good thing.
It might be too late if we wait for "something interesting" to show up.
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Yeah, there are a ton of people getting paid to work on Quantum Computing. There seems next to no meaningful progress for decades for the amount of money that is being sunk into it. While the algorithms seem reasonable, the engineering challenges appear insurmountable, to the point that the whole field appears like bullshit technology to me.
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You have a different threshold for "interesting"... :)
The thing is quantum will also be first gradually, then suddenly. And when it's suddenly, then it's quite too late to start sending emails to bitcoin-dev.
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Exactly
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