Weekly Roundup 04/03/26 (Two big quantum papers, Drift protocol hack, Maritime Salvage law) (EP.711)

Weekly Roundup 04/03/26 (Two big quantum papers, Drift protocol hack, Maritime Salvage law) (EP.711)

From On The Brink with Castle Island by Castle Island Ventures

April 3, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 711

About this episode

Matt and Nic discuss significant developments in quantum computing, a recent hack of the Drift protocol, and implications of maritime law on cryptocurrency.

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The significance of the new Google and Oratomic papers on quantum computing and ECC256 Why short range attacks are now part of the threat model Is Nic conflicted out from discussing quantum? What will be the fate of the Satoshi coins? What maritime law and shipwreck recovery tells us about the fate of Satoshi's coins Drift protocol is hacked Gary Gensler does not like prediction markets DATs are selling BTC Content mentioned in this episode: Cain et al, Shor's algorithm is possible with as few as 10,000 reconfigurable atomic qubits Babbush et al, Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies against Quantum Vulnerabilities: Resource Estimates and Mitigations

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Nic

Topics covered

  • quantum computing
  • cybersecurity
  • maritime law
  • cryptocurrency
  • hacking
  • prediction markets

Keywords

  • quantum papers
  • Drift protocol hack
  • Satoshi coins
  • maritime salvage law
  • ECC256
  • short range attacks
  • prediction markets
  • BTC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Oratomic, Drift

Books & works: Cain et al, Shor's algorithm is possible with as few as 10,000 reconfigurable atomic qubits, Babbush et al, Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies against Quantum Vulnerabilities: Resource Estimates and Mitigations

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