I had exactly zero concern for quantum until I listened to nostr:nprofile1qqsg2zqd8wkhpnxu6lm5c2dyfa2mhpwte57apjae2ldp6g2mmwf3ypqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309ahx7um5wghxvmt59emkj73wvf5h5tcpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9urj9dyf and Charles Edwards on this pod. Now I'm less sure.

I'd love to hear someone lay out an explanation of why Charlie's take overblown.

https://youtu.be/dFknx-mRmKE

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The only people concerned about QC as it relates to btc are people that have no background or understanding of quantum mechanics

You are certainly correct in my case.

Would you care to elaborate on how you see the situation?

Nobody understands time, including physicists. They have all assumed continuous time. If that assumption is wrong, all of physics would need to be renormalized. The answer is binary:

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re-formalized**

Haven’t updated since early this year but here are some thoughts.

https://www.ten31.xyz/insights/quantum-computing-bitcoin-security

Conclusion: a short to mid term nothing burger.