{"id":663597,"date":"2025-04-18T17:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/quantum-computers-likely-to-reveal-if-satoshi-is-alive-adam-back\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:00:03","slug":"quantum-computers-likely-to-reveal-if-satoshi-is-alive-adam-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/quantum-computers-likely-to-reveal-if-satoshi-is-alive-adam-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum computers likely to reveal if Satoshi is alive \u2014 Adam Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDQvMDE5NjQ4M2EtZTJhYS03NGY3LThlZDctZWYzY2FmYjY5YjU1.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\">\n                    <\/p>\n<p>Adam Back suggested that the emergence of quantum computing could force Satoshi Nakamoto to move their Bitcoin to protect it, revealing whether they are alive.<\/p>\n<p><p>Early cypherpunk Adam Back, cited by Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin white paper, suggested that quantum computing pressure may reveal whether the blockchain\u2019s pseudonymous creator is alive.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview after a Q&amp;A session at the \u201cSatoshi Spritz\u201d event in Turin on April 18, Back suggested that quantum computing may force Nakamoto to move their Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"\/bitcoin-price\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" title=\"null\">BTC<\/a>). That\u2019s because, according to Back, Bitcoin holders will be forced to move their assets to newer, quantum-resistant signature-based addresses.<\/p>\n<p>Back said that current quantum computers do not pose a credible threat to Bitcoin\u2019s cryptography but will likely threaten it in the future. Back estimated that quantum computers may evolve to that extent in \u201cmaybe 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Early cypherpunk Adam Back, cited by Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin white paper, suggested that quantum computing pressure may reveal whether the blockchain\u2019s pseudonymous creator is alive. 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