About this episode

The episode discusses the potential threat of Quantum Computing to Bitcoin and explores the nature of Quantum Computing itself.

The rise of Quantum Computing (QC) is increasingly deployed as a fatal threat to bitcoin. Is this accurate? And also... what exactly is QC, and what exactly is quantum about it? Join the Gwartney Institute for a discussion that begins with cryptocurrency, glances at issues in the foundational debates of 20th century physics, and bumps into a lot else along the way!

People in this episode

Host: Gwartney Institute

Topics covered

• Quantum Computing
• Bitcoin
• cryptocurrency
• 20th century physics
• technology

Keywords

• Quantum Computing
• Bitcoin
• cryptocurrency
• 20th century physics
• technology threat

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bitcoin, Quantum Computing

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