Quantum computers and Bitcoin - page 2.

hardcore-fs

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Quote from: furrycoat on December 26, 2012, 06:01:04 PM

I was just reading the news this morning and came across an article talking about the recent leaps in quantum computing.

I then started thinking of Bitcoin and the potential issues it could have with the program.

Since quantum computers go at an incredible fast speed I imagine they can double spend, making Bitcoin useless. I know very little about the technicalities of Bitcoin, and I hope im wrong, but will Quantum computing destroy Bitcoin?

http://news.yahoo.com/computer-bridges-classical-quantum-computing-175759146.html

It depends on which universe it is operating in and if they are anti-bitcoins.

imanikin

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This should be in all stickys and faq's! Seems like every week lately we have a thread on this same old topic. I know the search engine is very bad on this forum, but i think most of the noisemakers are just too lazy to even use it.

I think at least this video from the summit should be compulsory to watch before being able to post on this forum.

DannyHamilton

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Quote from: furrycoat on December 26, 2012, 06:01:04 PM

. . . I know very little about the technicalities of Bitcoin . . .

Clearly.

Quote from: furrycoat on December 26, 2012, 06:01:04 PM

. . . will Quantum computing destroy Bitcoin? . . .

No.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=quantum+site%3Abitcointalk.org

furrycoat

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I was just reading the news this morning and came across an article talking about the recent leaps in quantum computing.

I then started thinking of Bitcoin and the potential issues it could have with the program.

Since quantum computers go at an incredible fast speed I imagine they can double spend, making Bitcoin useless. I know very little about the technicalities of Bitcoin, and I hope im wrong, but will Quantum computing destroy Bitcoin?

http://news.yahoo.com/computer-bridges-classical-quantum-computing-175759146.html

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