Bitcoin’s biggest quantum risk may not be wallet keys. An early investor fears something bigger
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Andrew Gault, a venture capitalist, warns that Bitcoin's biggest quantum risk may not be wallet keys, but rather the encryption algorithms used to secure transactions. Gault, who funded quantum hardware labs threatening Bitcoin, says the industry is misdirected. Google's security team also shifted focus in March, highlighting the growing concern about quantum vulnerability in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Andrew Gault, the venture capitalist who funded the quantum hardware labs now threatening bitcoin, says the industry is looking in the wrong place. Google's own security team moved in the same direction in March.