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		chrispeel on March 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cryptography behind the top cryptocurrencies https://medium.com/drive-insider/the-quantum-attack-on-bitco... Not just Bitcoin, and not just all other popular cryptocurrencies, but all your web traffic and more are all susceptible to quantum attack.

ben_w on March 23, 2021 [–]

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