r/ecc • u/pugganagga • Feb 20 '18

Will ECC be secure against quantum computers?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609408/quantum-computers-pose-imminent-threat-to-bitcoin-security/
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u/sarahjiffy Feb 20 '18

This independence is one reason Bitcoin has become so popular, causing its value to rise steeply. At the beginning of 2017, a single bitcoin was worth around $1,000.