Bitcoin's Quantum Risk: Former Pharma Exec Martin Shkreli Says Shor's Algorithm Is the One to Watch
American investor and former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli told host Isabel Foxen Duke that if quantum computing ever scales, Shor's algorithm--not artificial intelligence (AI)--poses the most credible path to cracking the elliptic curve cryptography behind bitcoin wallets, though today's hardware is far from capable. Satoshi's Keys and Quantum Dreams: Shkreli on Timelines and Tactics During [...]