VanEck boss questions Bitcoin’s privacy, encryption against quantum tech
Jan van Eck says quantum computing could threaten Bitcoin's encryption and privacy, and his firm “will walk away” if it’s “fundamentally broken.”
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Jan van Eck says quantum computing could threaten Bitcoin's encryption and privacy, and his firm “will walk away” if it’s “fundamentally broken.”
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