The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin explained with Clara Shikhelman and Anthony Milton | SLP670

Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/670

Clara Shikhelman, Head of Research at ChaincodeLabs, and Anthony Milton join me to explain the quantum threat to Bitcoin and possible mitigations:

Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:46) Understanding Quantum Computing and Bitcoin Security
(05:42) The Impact on Bitcoin Private keys
(08:34) Mining and Quantum Computing
(10:50) How many coins are vulnerable?
(14:00) Bitcoin script types
(19:37) Sponsors
(21:25) Immediate call to action - stop address re use
(25:20) What do we do if a QC appears? Burn vs Steal
(34:00) Short Range vs Long Range Quantum attacks
(37:04) Sponsors
(41:25) Mitigating Quantum Threats: CDR and QRAMP Schemes
(47:09) Selecting Quantum Resistant Algorithms
(53:18) The Dual Track Approach to Quantum Security
(57:38) Summary and closing thoughts

Links:
Report: https://chaincode.com/bitcoin-post-quantum.pdf
Site: https://pq-bitcoin.org/
https://x.com/ozdeadman
https://x.com/ClaraShik

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