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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Isaiah McCall

Algorand Wants to Be Quantum-Proof by 2027, Three Years Before the NSA

Quantum Computer (Credit: IBTimes US)

Somewhere before 2030, a quantum computer powerful enough to crack the cryptography behind every major blockchain may switch on.

Caltech researchers think a capable machine could arrive before the decade is out, and a Glassnode analysis found nearly 10% of all Bitcoin sits in addresses with public keys already exposed on-chain, making the day a quantum computer goes live an instant heist.

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