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<p>[QUOTE="InfleXion, post: 2665128, member: 29012"]The architectural difference doesn't matter at all between PGP and BitCoin. You are focusing on an example, and ignoring the point.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact of the matter is that as much processing power as there is behind BitCoin miners, that processing power can be overwhelmed, and a 51% attack is plausible regardless of how tailored those ASIC miners are for what they do. Even the most awesome firearm ever doesn't hold a candle to a nuclear weapon. That is the magnitude of advancement we are talking about here.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm guessing you missed the part where they said it would take a classical computer the entire age of the universe to do what a quantum computer can do in a matter of seconds. Even if that is with the assistance of a wave pattern, it's far beyond impressive, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. This is 5 years old information to boot. The idea of how to build this technology only came into existence in 2005, and they were doing it 6 years later. Imagine what they've done with another 5.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="InfleXion, post: 2665128, member: 29012"]The architectural difference doesn't matter at all between PGP and BitCoin. You are focusing on an example, and ignoring the point. The fact of the matter is that as much processing power as there is behind BitCoin miners, that processing power can be overwhelmed, and a 51% attack is plausible regardless of how tailored those ASIC miners are for what they do. Even the most awesome firearm ever doesn't hold a candle to a nuclear weapon. That is the magnitude of advancement we are talking about here. I'm guessing you missed the part where they said it would take a classical computer the entire age of the universe to do what a quantum computer can do in a matter of seconds. Even if that is with the assistance of a wave pattern, it's far beyond impressive, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. This is 5 years old information to boot. The idea of how to build this technology only came into existence in 2005, and they were doing it 6 years later. Imagine what they've done with another 5.[/QUOTE]
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