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> Thus, if your Bitcoin funds are stored in an address that you have not spent from (so the public key is unknown), they are safe against a quantum computer – a
by brainburn 13y ago
> Thus, if your Bitcoin funds are stored in an address that you have not spent from (so the public key is unknown), they are safe against a quantum computer – at least until you try to spend them.
Uhm, no such thing? Every mined bitcoin is instantly sent to an address
- yafujifide 13y agoNo, freshly mined bitcoins are never 'sent' anywhere - they just appear in the mining address. Thus, the public key is not revealed until they are sent.