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Vitalik Buterin on quantum computing and Bitcoin (2013)

Bitcoin Israel · Lecture · YouTube title: Quantum Computing and Bitcoin (Vitalik Buterin, November 2013)
Why it's here

Mostly cited in critical or skeptical comments about Buterin, with a little admiration for the talk coming from a 19-year-old.

What it covers

A 2013 lecture in which Vitalik Buterin explains what quantum computers are and what they can and cannot do. He then discusses what they could mean for Bitcoin's cryptography.