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Opinion: Quantum computing could crack the lost bitcoin, challenging the scarcity narrative

Advances in quantum computing technology could redefine the traditional notion that Bitcoin "lost coins" cannot be recovered. The article points out that some early-generated and long-abandoned wallets (such as Satoshi Nakamoto's wallet), due to their owners' inability to migrate keys to more secure encryption algorithms, may be at risk due to quantum computing breaking through old encryption techniques. This could recirculate some bitcoins that were thought to be permanently lost, thus changing...

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2024-12-26 06:38:39