Quantum Computing and Bitcoin (Vitalik Buterin, November 2013)
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mostly cited in critical or skeptical comments about Buterin, with a little admiration for the talk coming from a 19-year-old.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2018 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Cites DalasNoin · 2018-04 · on “Ethereum Sharding FAQ”
i'm honestly trying to verify this. i'm quiet skeptical about the character of some developers of bitcoin, i dont know about peter todd. bitcoinerrorlog is linking to this video of him talking about quantum computers as a proof. this is the closest i have come to hard evidence of this extreme claim. i have listened to the first half of the video, just him talking about quantum computers. Very impressive talk for a 19 year old. [this video]
Critical lottin · 2021-05 · on “Starting a crypto project”
The element of controversy isn't whether efficient quantum simulation is possible, but the idea that by running such a simulation one would be able to break cryptography, as if they were using an actual quantum computer. This is a talk where he makes this claim [this video] If this isn't crackpottery of the highest degree I don't what is.
Critical kevinak · 2022-12 · on “What in the Ethereum application ecosystem excites me”
I wonder if people around here know that Vitalik tried scamming people with a "quantum computer simulation mining" thing back in 2013? Amazing that more people aren't more vary of him. 1. [LINK] 2. [LINK] 3. YT video: [this video]