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this is not an attempt to talk down bitcoin. this is to highlight the writing on the wall and the need for something to be done to preserve the asset value of bitcoin.

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China Breaks New Ground in Quantum Code Cracking—Raising Alarms About Global Data Security

Introduction:
While AI advancements continue to capture public attention, a recent breakthrough in quantum cryptology by Chinese researchers may pose an even more immediate risk to global cybersecurity. Professor Wang Chao and his team at Shanghai University have factored a 90-bit RSA integer using a quantum computer, marking a major leap toward the feared “Q-Day”—the moment when quantum machines could break today’s encryption standards.

Key Details:
• The Breakthrough:
• Using a D-Wave Advantage quantum computer, Wang Chao’s team successfully factored a 90-bit RSA integer—a feat previously thought unattainable with current quantum technology.
• RSA encryption, foundational to much of modern digital security, relies on the difficulty of factoring large integers—a difficulty that quantum computing is rapidly eroding.
• What Quantum Cryptology Involves:
• Quantum cryptology merges quantum mechanics with traditional encryption techniques, enabling new forms of both code-making and code-breaking.
• The fusion of quantum computing and AI could soon unlock the ability to break nearly all classical encryption methods.
• The Implications for Q-Day:
• Experts have long warned of “Q-Day,” the point at which quantum computers will be powerful enough to render existing public-key encryption obsolete.
• This breakthrough suggests that the timeline to Q-Day may be shorter than previously predicted, placing critical infrastructure, financial systems, and personal communications at risk.
• Global Ramifications:
• Governments and corporations worldwide may need to accelerate the adoption of post-quantum cryptography—encryption methods designed to withstand quantum attacks.
• The achievement highlights the urgency for a coordinated global response to secure sensitive data against emerging quantum threats.

Why It Matters:
This milestone underscores that quantum threats are not a distant possibility but a rapidly approaching reality. With each new breakthrough, the safety of current encryption systems grows more precarious. Now more than ever, developing and implementing quantum-resistant security protocols is essential to protect the world’s digital infrastructure. China’s advance signals that the quantum race is heating up—and the time to act is now.

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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keith-king-03a172128_headline-china-breaks-new-ground-in-quantum-activity-7322247136580927489-Ueiq

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this is the current estimate and assurance that ECC is currently impossible to crack.

2022
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/02/breaking-245-bit-elliptic-curve-encryption-with-a-quantum-computer.html

this is the paper that describes on page 12, Section 3.4.2, how multiplexed processing negates the requirement for physical large number of qubits.
https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/017.pdf

the Itoh-Tsujii method is not the primary means. Use of another number system is a lot faster.

https://galileo-unbound.blog/2024/10/22/counting-by-the-waters-of-babylon-the-secrets-of-the-babylonian-60-by-60-multiplication-system/

I am no hater of whatever. The intent is simply to present what is the writing on the wall.