Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake said that the Shor algorithm paper released by Google Quantum AI on March 31 achieved about a 10x improvement in the efficiency of elliptic curve cryptography attacks, using the secp256k1 curve used in Bitcoin and Ethereum signatures as an example. Drake said that some of the optimization details in the paper were hidden using zero-knowledge proof methods, and then the French quantum expert André Schrottenloher re-discovered the key optimization. The community-initiated ecdsa.fail challenge also refreshed Shor algorithm–related records within a few hours.

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SandwichBlockSam
· 9h ago
A tenfold improvement sounds intimidating, but the number of qubits is still several orders of magnitude away from practical attacks.
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BluePeonyInTheDark
· 11h ago
André was able to reproduce it so quickly, indicating that the talent density in the field of quantum cryptography is really high.
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RationalRugChecker
· 12h ago
Google’s paper release timing is a bit delicate—was it at the end of March, just before the fiscal year report?
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NonceWhisperer
· 12h ago
Shor's algorithm has been continuously improved over the years and is still making breakthroughs; the post-quantum transition really can't be delayed any longer.
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Glass-HeartMarketMaker
· 12h ago
The secp256k1 used by Bitcoin and Ethereum has been called out, adding another layer of anxiety for holders.
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DaoAfterparty
· 12h ago
The zero-knowledge hiding details mentioned by Drake are quite interesting, and the academic community is also starting to explore privacy.
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GovernanceMoodboard
· 12h ago
Did ecdsa.fail get cracked so quickly? The community's response speed is faster than the paper being published.
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