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The Bombe was used to break the encryption and read German army and navy cypher traffic. It was kept secret at all costs, up to and including sometimes _not usi
by dflock 3y ago
The Bombe was used to break the encryption and read German army and navy cypher traffic. It was kept secret at all costs, up to and including sometimes _not using its results_ for fear of tipping off the Germans, even if this resulted in loss of life and shipping in the Atlantic.
Anyone far enough ahead to have a functional quantum computer powerful enough to mine all the Bitcoin, would instead keep it secret and use it to read foreign government encryption etc...
Emptying the blockchain into your bank account doesn't move the needle for anyone at that level.
- pclmulqdq 3y ago"Mine all the bitcoin" isn't the risk to Bitcoin. "The 're-emergence of Satoshi,' but he worked for the Chinese government the whole time" is the risk.
- odyssey7 3y agoCould you explain more of the reasoning for Bitcoin and Ethereum being proof of non-existence of a useful quantum computer?