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== Getting started ==
<strong>Statements & Assertions</strong>
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* [[quantum_computing_is_coming|Quantum Computing is Coming]]
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* [[its_going_to_affect_bitcoin|It's going to affect Bitcoin]]
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<strong>Misconceptions</strong>
 
* [[bitcoin_has_plans_for_this|Bitcoin's developers have already planned for this.]]
* [[but_bitcoin_will_fork|Bitcoin willjust hard/softfork]]
* [[if_they_can_break_sha256|If they can break SHA_256, we’ll upgrade to SHA_384]]
* [[not_reusing_addresses_not_a_solution|But if you don’t reuse addresses, you’re safe because BTC only exposes the hash of your public key if you have never transferred BTC from that address]]
* [[quantum_computing_is_far_away|Quantum computing is a long ways away, there's no need to bother]]
* [[what_about_banks|If ECDSA will be broken, banks and the whole internet is broken. Blockchain is the least we’ll need to worry about then.]]
 
<strong>Resources</strong>
 
Series: Quantum resistant blockchain and cryptocurrency, the full analysis
 
* [https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/quantum-resistant-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-full-analysis-in-seven-parts-part-1-daa211565a68|Part 1. Laying the groundwork]
* [https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/quantum-resistant-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-full-analysis-in-seven-parts-part-2-c15b82e5ea55|Part 2. Blockchain mathematical concepts]
* [https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/quantum-resistant-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-full-analysis-in-seven-parts-part-3-f9193634ecc5|Part 3. Quantum resistant blockchains explained]
* [https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/quantum-resistant-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-full-analysis-in-seven-parts-part-4-7583673ad681|Part 4. Challenges in upgrading existing blockchains]
* [https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/quantum-resistant-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-full-analysis-in-seven-parts-part-5-7d9afffa05bf|Part 5. Challenges in upgrading existing blockchains, continued]
* [https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/quantum-resistant-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-full-analysis-in-seven-parts-part-6-769973d3decf|Part 6. Why BTC is vulnerable for quantum attacks sooner than todays estimates]
* [https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/quantum-resistant-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-full-analysis-in-seven-parts-part-7-61e15f561a9f|Part 7. Commong arguments and false claims]
 
Academic Papers
 
* [https://arxiv.org/pdf/1710.10377.pdf| Quantum attacks on Bitcoin, and how to protect against them]
* [https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/598.pdf| Quantum Resource Estimates for Computing Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithms]

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