Conflict concerns and VC investments in quantum

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:

• The significance of the new Google and Oratomic papers on quantum computing and ECC256
• Why short range attacks are now part of the threat model
• Is Nic conflicted out from discussing quantum?
• What will be the fate of the Satoshi coins?
• What maritime law and shipwreck recovery tells us about the fate of Satoshi's coins
• Drift protocol is hacked
• Gary Gensler does not like prediction markets
• DATs are selling BTC

Content mentioned in this episode:

• Cain et al, Shor's algorithm is possible with as few as 10,000 reconfigurable atomic qubits
• Babbush et al, Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies against Quantum Vulnerabilities: Resource Estimates and Mitigations