[Cryptography] Bitcoin theft and the future of cryptocurrencies

[Tom Mitchell]

On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 5:37 PM, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Tom Mitchell <mitch at niftyegg.com> wrote:
> >> Cryptocurrency is the new cash.
> >
> > Missing/Omitted in this thread is a mention of quantum computing vs.
> > blockchain.
> >
> > At first quantum computing will be only available to nation states and
> > monster corporations.
> > Will they play nice?  Then there may be AI discovered insights into
> existing
> > methods with
> > or without quantum computing.
> > see Programming Pearls by Bentley or as we all know "It is easy is you
> know
> > how".
>
> To the extent Q / AI are ranked as legit threats, then the same level
> of efforts should be being thrown into deploying Post Q/AI cryptocoin,
> and serious questions should be lodged and asked of those that don't.
>

On the quantum computing side... it is here in the context of the
life of investments mod the ability to move from a pre-Q chain to a post-Q
chain.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609451/ibm-raises-the-bar-with-a-50-qubit-quantum-computer/

It does not take AI to add new twists to computation.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609193/new-twists-in-the-road-to-quantum-supremacy/
If we are lucky "quantum supremacy stuff will be overhyped and
misunderstood"....


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