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Applied mathematician Peter Shor says government agencies could be the first to figure out a way to enable quantum computers to break algorithms that keep Bitcoin and the internet secure.
In an interview with Nature Magazine, the MIT professor of applied mathematics talks about the looming possibility that quantum computers can crack encryption keys, called “RSA,” that keep the internet and cryptocurrencies safe from security threats. Shor says that if there’s anyone who can break the RSA first, it will be government bodies such as the National Security Agency (NSA).
