The gap between theoretical and physical progress

Marty sits down with Brandon Black to discuss the realistic timeline of quantum computing threats to Bitcoin, the gap between theoretical breakthroughs and physical implementation, and why rushing post-quantum cryptographic upgrades may be unnecessary and risky.

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