"There's nothing worse than trying to protect against quantum computing and then making Bitcoin insecure against regular computing."
adam3us (nprofile…9k65) on why hash-based signatures are the conservative post-quantum choice for Bitcoin. Based on a 1979 paper. Decades of analysis. SHRINCS is where Blockstream Research landed.
https://youtube.com/shorts/QZ50CI3v2gk
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