Marty Bent: Expert says secp256k1 or elliptic cryptography will eventually fail

Marty Bent: Expert says secp256k1 or elliptic cryptography will eventually fail
Expert sees cryptography risk for bitcoin

An expert, as referenced by Marty Bent, said the most likely outcome is that at some point, secp256k1 or elliptic cryptography in general will fail.

In April, the expert stated they do not expect quantum computing to be the reason for such a failure and explained why bitcoin should add new signature options before a real threat emerges.

Bent has previously described bitcoin as a powerful equalizer and “the most important technology of this era” in recent commentary. In another post, he compared bitcoin’s security approach to AI systems and emphasized the importance of accounting for potential adversaries, not just friendly actors, when designing safeguards in digital environments. These views inform his ongoing perspective on emerging cryptographic risks.

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