Because the classified algorithms had already been upgraded in advance, the emergence of commercial quantum computer technology had no impact whatsoever on Hua Nation's communications security or order.
Aside from a brief bout of panic-induced chaos at the beginning, along with some elderly people who did not understand what was happening making a fuss at the banks, there had been virtually no substantive consequences.
However, while Hua Nation remained unaffected, other countries were not so fortunate.
P2P Foundation Forum.
On this world-renowned blockchain community, cryptography-savvy geeks and clueless newcomers alike were discussing the implications of this development.
Then, an account that had been dormant for years suddenly resurfaced and joined the discussion.
[Title: The End of Cryptography.]
[Bitcoin was merely an attempt at financial decentralization. It had succeeded over the past fifteen years, but it was no longer secure.]
[Perhaps we could only rely on new tools and new methods to solve this problem. As for now...]
[Quit while you are ahead.]
The moment this post appeared,
the entire forum fell into an eerie silence for several seconds.
Then, less than half a minute later, the entire forum exploded as if a bomb had been dropped into it!
If anyone else had made this post, it would have been nothing. It might not even have attracted attention, let alone caused such a stir. It could even have drawn a few mocking remarks.
But the problem was that this account was clearly anything but ordinary.
Its owner was none other than the world-famous mathematician and cryptographer, the man who had invented Bitcoin—
Satoshi Nakamoto!
At almost the same time, in an office at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, a Jewish man in his fifties set down the newspaper in his hand and looked at the white assistant standing across from