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		jerguismi on April 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's the end of the world as we know it (and I fe... If goverments can break ECDSA with quantum computers, it will make bitcoin fanatics very unhappy.

ge0rg on April 13, 2012 [–]

Probably not. The information that somebody is able to break "classic" crypto is probably worth much more than all the bitcoins they could steal with it.

Cushman on April 13, 2012 | [–]

Since the bitcoins would become worthless, that pretty much goes without saying.

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