Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said there is a 20% chance that quantum computers could break today’s cryptography by 2030.
This comment has raised questions about blockchain security and whether Bitcoin and other systems are prepared for such risks.
The Vitalik Buterin Prediction on Quantum Computers
According to recent updates, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said quantum computers could put cryptography at risk.
Weighing on the crypto and Quantum computer argument, he estimated a 20% chance they might break today’s systems before 2030.
He also said 2040 was a more likely date for these new computers to pose threats to current cryptography.
Buterin’s comments came in response to research and forecasts shared on the platform Metaculus.
The platform collects predictions from experts, and its median estimate placed the year when cryptography might be broken at 2040.
The Quantum Computing Prediction | Source: Vitalik Buterin
Still, the 20% chance before 2030
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