The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin: A Distant but Ticking Clock
Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, has downplayed the immediate risks posed by quantum computing to the Bitcoin network, but emphasized the need for the industry to start preparing for the potential threat. As a pioneer in Bitcoin's history, with a background in cryptography dating back to the 1990s, Back argued that while the risk is theoretically real, it is not yet a practical concern, in a recent…