COIN BASED: The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin (w/ Drew Armstrong & ArbedOut)

About this episode

The episode discusses the quantum threat to Bitcoin and its implications for Bitcoin engineering.

The Coin Based boys ( Drew Armstrong & ArbedOut ) take the stage in their LIVE AT PUBKEY show at PubKey NYC to discuss the quantum threat to Bitcoin: Why the quantum threat is a real Bitcoin engineering problem The simplest usable mental model of classical bits vs. qubits (and how private keys could be theoretically derived from exposed public keys) Which Bitcoin address/script types are most exposed, why old P2PK outputs are “low-hanging fruit,” and how newer types reduce (but don’t eliminate) exposure The messy debate over what to do about vulnerable old coins... burn them? Throttle them? Or do nothing and accept the risk? The risk of picking the wrong “quantum-safe” scheme too early and why post-quantum migration is difficult in practice Whether this entire quantum debate is perhaps even just a FUD psyop ...and more! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Welcome home. PubKey is a bar and cultural venue located in New York City and Washington D.C. (With more locations coming!) We host FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC events for the curious, the rebellious, and the orange-pilled. Visit PubKey: 🗽 PubKey NYC 🗽 85 Washington Place 🗽 New York, NY 10011 🇺🇸 PubKey D.C. 🇺🇸 410 7th St NW 🇺🇸…

People in this episode

Guests: Drew Armstrong, ArbedOut

Topics covered

• quantum threat
• Bitcoin engineering
• classical bits vs. qubits
• Bitcoin address exposure
• quantum-safe schemes
• post-quantum migration
• FUD psyop

Keywords

• quantum threat
• Bitcoin
• private keys
• public keys
• P2PK outputs
• quantum-safe
• FUD psyop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PubKey Media House

Places: New York City, Washington D.C., PubKey NYC, PubKey D.C.

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