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52 sats \ 3 replies \ @freetx 8h \ on: Quantum computing firm offers $22,500 Bitcoin prize to crack a private key bitcoin tech science

Maybe first they should focus on factoring 16, instead of trying to jump all the way to a bitcoin key?

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37 sats \ 1 reply \ @Filiprogrammer 7h

Yeah, so ridiculous how people make a fuss about quantum computers when they cannot even factor such small numbers.

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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Stackernerd OP 7h

Exactly! It’s ironic people hype quantum breakthroughs like they’ll break Bitcoin tomorrow, but these machines struggle with tiny numbers.

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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Stackernerd OP 7h

True,Quantum experiments aiming at Bitcoin are ambitious starting with simpler factoring problems first would provide clearer benchmarks for progress.

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