How Quantum Computers Threaten Bitcoin and the Entire Internet: Simply Explained

Cybersecurity Tech Brief By HackerNoon

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Learn how Shor's Algorithm breaks RSA, ECC, and Bitcoin. Understand the 'Decrypt Later' threat and the urgent global race for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
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Quantum cryptography is a ticking time bomb placed at the foundations of our digital world. The world is in a race to build a new generation of cryptography before the clock strikes zero. Read the full story explained in extremely simple terms for everyone.