BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months 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-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-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-up2·2 months 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-up4·2 months 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