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Is Quantum Computing a Threat to Bitcoin? You Can Get Paid to Break Its Encryption
A Bitcoin bounty worth nearly $85,000 has been offered to test if quantum computers can break the blockchain’s core ...
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1 bitcoin up for grabs if you manage to break 'toy bitcoin' with a quantum computer
"This is only the start – If somebody breaks a 5-bit key, it will be a breakthrough. That’s much smaller than BTC’s 256-bit ...
How Urgent Is The Quantum Computing Risk Facing Bitcoin? One Team Is Putting 1 BTC Up For Grabs To Find Out
Project 11 is looking to gauge the urgency of the quantum security risk to Bitcoin. Millions of addresses could be at risk if ...
Too Expensive To Buy One Bitcoin? Earn It By Winning This Quantum Computing Challenge
Quantum computing research firm Project Eleven launched a bounty program on Wednesday to assess the threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) security. The reward—one full unit of the ...