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I have no idea what you guys are talking about. Sounds like some dungeons and dragons stuff
Meanwhile the Worlds largest asset management company bought another billion dollars worth last week. Probably nothing. Surely its just a fad/pyramid scheme/ponzi etc.....

 
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Meanwhile the Worlds largest asset management company bought another billion dollars worth last week. Probably nothing. Surely its just a fad/pyramid scheme/ponzi etc.....

I wasn't criticizing, I was being honest. I have no idea what you are talking about. I thought this was a hunting forum.
 

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I get that, I just don't know what a Bitcoin is


 

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“According to recent reports, Google's latest quantum computing breakthrough, using a chip called "Willow," can perform a calculation in under five minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer an estimated 10 septillion years to complete, marking a significant leap in quantum computing speed.”

What does everyone think about quantum computing cracking the code? Hypothetically speaking, if bitcoin is being accepted as currency by major investors/nations, it would become a serious target for hackers/enemies of the state at the highest levels. Thinking about the next 10 years or so…


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Already answered earlier in the thread
 
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That doesn’t worry you AT ALL? If quantum computing follows anything like Moors law or similar, it won’t be long before theres significant concern. Computing speed has been exponential up to this point. Dont see why it’d be different t moving forward. The problem being it’s got time on its side. 10 years, 20 years, 50 years…if BTC is going to survive the long haul, it’s got to survive all those years of innovation

Speaking in terms of bitcoin as a fiat replacement, not an investment vehicle

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That doesn’t worry you AT ALL? If quantum computing follows anything like Moors law or similar, it won’t be long before theres significant concern. Computing speed has been exponential up to this point. Dont see why it’d be different t moving forward. The problem being it’s got time on its side. 10 years, 20 years, 50 years…if BTC is going to survive the long haul, it’s got to survive all those years of innovation

Speaking in terms of bitcoin as a fiat replacement, not an investment vehicle

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bitcoin security can be innovated and seeing as its a 2 trillion dollar asset there is a lot of incentive to keep that security well beyond any quantum computing. But if it were to ever get to that point banks will be the first to go since your bank money is just numbers on a computer
 
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bitcoin security can be innovated and seeing as its a 2 trillion dollar asset there is a lot of incentive to keep that security well beyond any quantum computing. But if it were to ever get to that point banks will be the first to go since your bank money is just numbers on a computer

I’m no computer nerd. Don’t understand the programming side of BTC beyond the very basics. I’m very familiar with the concept of BTC as a value storage solution/replacement for fiat. I like the idea a lot, and own some.

Genuine question - if bitcoin security is “upgraded” or innovated, wouldn’t that kinda destroy the whole concept of bitcoin? Isn’t the security of bitcoin the bitcoin itself? Can the security aspects of BTC be changed with without fundamentally changing the nature of BTC?

I agree that fiat is just “numbers on a computer”. I’ve got zero faith in our financial system not inflating to the moon over time, just like every other fiat system has. But the above question (possibly?) makes it different. Security systems can innovate to protect fiat banking systems. But If the nature of BTC can be exploited by quantum computers, theres a big difference. The fundamental nature of fiat isn’t zeros and ones. The fundamental nature of bitcoin is…


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I’m no computer nerd. Don’t understand the programming side of BTC beyond the very basics. I’m very familiar with the concept of BTC as a value storage solution/replacement for fiat. I like the idea a lot, and own some.

Genuine question - if bitcoin security is “upgraded” or innovated, wouldn’t that kinda destroy the whole concept of bitcoin? Isn’t the security of bitcoin the bitcoin itself? Can the security aspects of BTC be changed with without fundamentally changing the nature of BTC?

I agree that fiat is just “numbers on a computer”. I’ve got zero faith in our financial system not inflating to the moon over time, just like every other fiat system has. But the above question (possibly?) makes it different. Security systems can innovate to protect fiat banking systems. But If the nature of BTC can be exploited by quantum computers, theres a big difference. The fundamental nature of fiat isn’t zeros and ones. The fundamental nature of bitcoin is…


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I’m not a developer either and I’m not the one to answer these questions but some of the largest companies, banks, and governments etc are hiring developers who do know and the result is they are buying. I believe in bitcoin as an asset that solves a lot of problems but thats only half the reason I buy the other half is “number go up” and I think that number is going to keep going up for the foreseeable future.
 
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@Jake Larsen if you’re interested this will give you a little more insight.



Thanks for this. Little tidbit right at the very end - sounds like there’s some security measures that are “add on” as a softfork in the most vulnerable part of the system. Also sounds like there’s definitely some system wide concern in the next 10-20 years. I want BTC to win haha. I’m just trying to be realistic about its potential to transcend fiat in the long haul


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Thanks for this. Little tidbit right at the very end - sounds like there’s some security measures that are “add on” as a softfork in the most vulnerable part of the system. Also sounds like there’s definitely some system wide concern in the next 10-20 years. I want BTC to win haha. I’m just trying to be realistic about its potential to transcend fiat in the long haul


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Pretty old video here, but he kind of talks about it (51% attack). he is a smart fella when it comes to btc. I’d like to think if we are cracking btc, we are able to crack literally anything and it don’t matter at that point lol.
 
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