Episode 711
Weekly Roundup 04/03/26 (Two big quantum papers, Drift protocol hack, Maritime Salvage law) (EP.711)
On The Brink with Castle Island · Castle Island Ventures
April 3, 202635m 3s
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Show Notes
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- The significance of the new Google and Oratomic papers on quantum computing and ECC256
- Why short range attacks are now part of the threat model
- Is Nic conflicted out from discussing quantum?
- What will be the fate of the Satoshi coins?
- What maritime law and shipwreck recovery tells us about the fate of Satoshi's coins
- Drift protocol is hacked
- Gary Gensler does not like prediction markets
- DATs are selling BTC
Content mentioned in this episode:
- Cain et al, Shor's algorithm is possible with as few as 10,000 reconfigurable atomic qubits
- Babbush et al, Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies against Quantum Vulnerabilities: Resource Estimates and Mitigations