Show Notes
Hunter Beast is the author of BIP360, the most popular proposal to add quantum resistant signatures to Bitcoin. Mark Karpelès is the former CEO of Mt. Gox and the creator of Tiban wallet. In this episode, they talk about the looming quantum threat.
Time stamps:
00:00:56 Introducing Hunter Beast
00:02:38 Hunter Beast's New Role at Surmount Systems and Quantum Urgency
00:05:28 The Timeline for a Quantum Upgrade
00:07:07 The Need for a Concrete Technical Process
00:09:36 Surmount Systems' Fundraising and Mission
00:12:30 What is Surmount Systems?
00:15:09 Mark Karpeles Joins the Conversation
00:16:31 Lessons Learned from Mt. Gox
00:19:18 Quantum Resistance and BIP32 HD Wallets
00:25:22 The Debate on Satoshi's Coins
00:29:09 Timelines for Phasing Out Old Signatures
00:32:24 Long vs. Short Exposure Quantum Attacks
00:33:36 The US Government and Quantum Computing
00:36:59 Quantum Resistance in Other Blockchains
00:42:05 Bundling Upgrades with Quantum Resistance
00:48:26 Bitcoin's Role in Separating Money and State
00:50:06 The Upcoming Ecash Fork
00:53:47 Mark Karpeles at the Conference: a Magic: The Gathering tournament
00:57:07 Mark's New Wallet Project: Tiban, Using Threshold Signatures
01:02:03 Mark's First Time in the USA
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