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by m1m1ck 1638 days ago
"All cryptocurrencies are not the same. Today, they share a common quantum vulnerability through use of non-quantum safe Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) digital signatures yet they have very different risks of quantum attack"

"The underpinning digital signature scheme (Elliptic curve) is vulnerable to a quantum computer attack."

"Migration to an alternative quantum safe digital signature scheme will require a ‘hard fork’, a non-compatible new blockchain created." https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/967.pdf

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