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.