Latest “quantum computer breaks the math behind Bitcoin” headlines massively exaggerate risk
On Apr. 24, Project Eleven awarded its Q-Day Prize to Giancarlo Lelli, a researcher who used publicly accessible quantum {hardware} to derive a 15-bit elliptic curve non-public key from its public key. This is the largest public demonstration thus far of the assault class that would at some point threaten Bitcoin, Ethereum, and each different…
