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Google Research White Paper Flags Quantum Computing Risk to About 2 Million Bitcoin

The paper says Bitcoin’s ECDSA (digital signature algorithm) could face future threats from advanced quantum computing and discusses responsible disclosure of such vulnerabilities.

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Terms & Concepts
  • ECDSA: Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, a cryptographic signing method used by Bitcoin to verify ownership and authorize transactions.
  • Quantum computing: A computing approach that uses quantum mechanics and could potentially break some current cryptographic systems if sufficiently powerful machines are built.
  • Responsible disclosure: A process for reporting security vulnerabilities in a controlled way so affected parties can respond before details are broadly exposed.