[Cryptography] Proof that the NSA does not have a quantum computer capable of attacking public key crypto (yet)

juan juan.g71 at gmail.com
Thu Feb 11 21:14:03 PST 2016


On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:53:36 -0500
grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:


> I think that someone at NSA invented Bitcoin to supercharge the
> development of fast encryption/decryption chips.

	bitcoin chips only do one particular hash? And there isn't
	anything especial about them anyway? (meaning any IC
	manufacturer could have created them, they didn't because
	there was no demand)

	
> 
> New forms of QC-resistant XXXcoins will be developed for similar
> reasons.
> 
> How to leverage NSA's research $$$$$$$$$$$'s.
> 
> It seems to have worked!
> 
> Recall that "miners" get paid in Bitcoin, but chip developers get paid
> in real $$$.
> 
> Algorithm/SW developers don't need to get paid at all, because they do
> it for the love of computer science, society and world peace.
> 
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