Quantum computers could bring lost Bitcoin back to life: Here’s how

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Quantum computing could enable the reverse engineering of private keys from publicly exposed ones, putting the security of Bitcoin holders at risk.

Quantum technology can process an enormous amount of data and solve complex problems in seconds rather than decades.

Remarkably, quantum technology first appeared in the early 1900s. It originated from quantum mechanics, a branch of physics that examines how matter and energy behave at extremely small scales, such as atoms and subatomic particles. 

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