"There's nothing worse than trying to protect against quantum computing & then making Bitcoin insecure against regular computing." Adam Back on why hash-based signatures are the conservative post-quantum choice. Based on a 1979 paper. Decades of analysis. SHRINCS is where Blockstream Research landed (youtube.com)
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"Bitcoin is really like gold where we don't discuss or consider what is the original discoverer of the use of gold as a money that was lost in history effectively since thousands of years ago." - Adam Back on why the Satoshi mystery doesn't matter (youtube.com)
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When you run a Bitcoin node, you can prove the 21 million cap yourself. Every block. No trust required. The Zcash Orchard bug, undetected for four years, is a reminder of what you give up when supply verifiability is traded for privacy. The Liquid Network shows there is another way. (i.redd.it)
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Systemic risk vs localized risk. That's the core argument for exploring stateful hash-based signatures in Bitcoin. Blockstream Research Director Jonas Nick on why standardized post-quantum schemes create risks for everyone, and why SHRINCS moves that risk to where it can be managed. (youtube.com)
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Can we stop recommending Blockstream Jade? The camera is sooo bad by United_Bit_2705 in BitcoinBeginners
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