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Title Quantum computers could crack Bitcoin, but fixes are available now Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Register Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 9/11/17 Description An international group of quantum boffins reckons Bitcoin could be broken by the year 2027.
The researchers from Singapore, Australia and France say that scenario represents the worst case, and would see a quantum computer able to run Shor's algorithm against the cryptocurrency's protective elliptic curve signature quicker than the 10 minutes Bitcoin needs to record a transaction in the blockchain.URL https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/09/quantum_computers_could_crack_bitcoin/ Persons Gavin Brennen Title Werden in zehn Jahren Quantencomputer Bitcoin das Genick brechen? Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Institutional Money Media type Web Country/Territory Germany Date 9/11/17 Description Zu dieser Erkenntnis gelangt eine Gruppe von australischen Wissenschaftern in Zusammenarbeit mit einem Team in Singapur, schreibt "cryptovest.com". Autoren der Studie mit dem Titel "Quantum attacks on Bitcoin, and how to protect against them" sind Divesh Aggarwal, Professor an der National University of Singapore, Gavin K. Brennen, Dozent an der Macquarie University, Sydney, Troy Lee, Dozent an der Nanyang Technological University in Singapur; Miklos Santha, Professor am Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapur sowie der Schweizer Marco Tomamichel vom Centre for Quantum Software and Information an der University of Technology in Sydney. URL www.institutional-money.com/news/maerkte/headline/werden-in-zehn-jahren-quantencomputer-bitcoin-das-genick-brechen-138519/ Persons Gavin Brennen Title Quantum Computers Pose Imminent Threat to Bitcoin Security Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet MIT Technology Review Media type Web Date 8/11/17 Description The massive calculating power of quantum computers will be able to break Bitcoin security within 10 years, say security experts. URL https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609408/quantum-computers-pose-imminent-threat-to-bitcoin-security/ Persons Gavin Brennen Title The real risks quantum attacks will pose for Bitcoin Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Homeland Security News Wire Media type Web Date 6/11/17 Description Combining expertise in quantum technologies and cryptography, researchers have been projecting future dates that quantum computers could jeopardize the security of current cryptocurrencies, a market now worth over $150 billion, and assessing countermeasures to such attacks. URL www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20171105-the-real-risks-quantum-attacks-will-pose-for-bitcoin Persons Gavin Brennen Title White Paper Maps Risks That Quantum Attacks Will Pose For Bitcoin Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Pioneering Minds Media type Web Date 5/11/17 Description Macquarie University physicist Associate Professor Gavin Brennen, together with Australian entrepreneur Dorjee Sun and researchers in Singapore and Sydney, has announced a collaboration with blockchain company Hyperchain on providing quantum security to digital currency. The team named Quantum Resistant Coin (QRC), includes researchers A/Prof. Brennen at Macquarie U., Prof. Miklos Santha at CNRS Université Paris Diderot and Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), A/Prof. Troy Lee at Nanyang Technological University and CQT, and Senior Lecturer Dr. Marco Tomamichel at UTS. They have just released a whitepaper which finds that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will be vulnerable to attacks by quantum computers in as little as 10 years. Such attacks could have a disastrous effect on cryptocurrencies as thieves equipped with quantum computers could easily steal funds without detection, thus leading to a quick erosion of trust in the markets. They also assess the risk of quantum dominated mining in so called Proof of Work protocols which are the basis for verifying transactions in Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies. URL https://www.pioneeringminds.com/white-paper-maps-risks-quantum-attacks-will-pose-bitcoin/ Persons Gavin Brennen Title A toss of the bitcoin Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Daily Telegraph Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 5/11/17 Description Macquarie University physicist Associate Professor Gavin Brennen, together with Australian entrepreneur Dorjee Sun and researchers in Singapore and Sydney, has announced a collaboration with blockchain company Hyperchain on providing quantum security to digital currency. The team named Quantum Resistant Coin (QRC), includes researchers A/Prof. Brennen at Macquarie U., Prof. Miklos Santha at CNRS Université Paris Diderot and Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), A/Prof. Troy Lee at Nanyang Technological University and CQT, and Senior Lecturer Dr. Marco Tomamichel at UTS. URL www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/a-toss-of-the-bitcoin/news-story/8d3826f5e5fbc17d3c88b5402669835f Persons Gavin Brennen Title New white paper maps the very real risks that quantum attacks will pose for Bitcoin Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Phys.org Media type Web Date 2/11/17 Description Macquarie University physicist Associate Professor Gavin Brennen, together with Australian entrepreneur Dorjee Sun and researchers in Singapore and Sydney, has announced a collaboration with blockchain company Hyperchain on providing quantum security to digital currency. The team named Quantum Resistant Coin (QRC), includes researchers A/Prof. Brennen at Macquarie U., Prof. Miklos Santha at CNRS Université Paris Diderot and Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), A/Prof. Troy Lee at Nanyang Technological University and CQT, and Senior Lecturer Dr. Marco Tomamichel at UTS. URL https://phys.org/news/2017-11-white-paper-real-quantum-pose.html Persons Gavin Brennen Title Quantum Computers Are (Probably) Going To Steal Your Bitcoin Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Gizmodo Media type Web Date 1/11/17 Description Dr Tomamichel is part of the new Quantum Resistant Coin group of researchers working to use their expertise quantum technologies and cryptography in developing security measures for of digital currencies, in partnership with blockchain company Hyperchain.
The group is also working with Associate Professor Gavin Brennen at Macquarie University, Professor Miklos Santha at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore, and Associate Professor Troy Lee from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.URL https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/11/quantum-computers-are-probably-going-to-steal-your-bitcoin/ Persons Gavin Brennen Title Bitcoin will be crackable by quantum computers in a decade Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet iTNews Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 1/11/17 Description Increasingly powerful quantum computers could jeopardise cryptographic currencies in as little as ten years, researchers have warned. URL https://www.itnews.com.au/news/bitcoin-will-be-crackable-by-quantum-computers-in-a-decade-476561 Persons Gavin Brennen