BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days agoFear that quantum computing is on the cusp of cracking cryptocurrency's encryption spurs a global investment firm to remove Bitcoin from recommendationswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkFear that quantum computing is on the cusp of cracking cryptocurrency's encryption spurs a global investment firm to remove Bitcoin from recommendationswww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square28linkfedilinkfile-text
The firm’s senior financial strategist is concerned the advancements in the field of quantum computing will break Bitcoin.
minus-squareGucci_Minh [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoWell not all encryption, mostly just public key based algorithms. AES-256 should be good for a while yet even in a post quantum computing world.
minus-squareevol@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoforgot to specify asymmetric encryption good point
Well not all encryption, mostly just public key based algorithms. AES-256 should be good for a while yet even in a post quantum computing world.
forgot to specify asymmetric encryption good point