Quantum Leap
Greg Cipolaro, Global Head of Research at NYDIG With the news out of Google this week, we look at quantum computing (QC) and how it might affect Bitcoin at some point in the future. We explore the theoretical impact of QCs on Bitcoin’s cryptographic technologies, including digital signatures and hash functions. Bitcoiners should take solace in the fact that the risks QCs theoretically impose are both far down the road and being addressed, should they ever become more imminent. On Monday, Google unveiled