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SPHINCS+ - explained by nifty

Scoresby

Really appreciated this post and nifty’s breakdown. SPHINCS+ has always felt like one of those “important but intimidating” topics, and this article made it way more digestible. The comparison between Schnorr and SPHINCS+ signature sizes puts things into perspective—3–7kB per signature is no joke when thinking about scalability on-chain. But it’s fascinating that SPHINCS+ can handle multiple signatures securely, unlike other hash-based schemes. That alone makes it worth watching. Definitely agree that the real value here is in understanding the trade-offs we’ll face in post-quantum Bitcoin, not just the raw math. Props to nifty for making QR cryptography approachable without dumbing it down