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August 02, 2013, 08:30:31 PM
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http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517781/math-advances-raise-the-prospect-of-an-internet-security-crisis/

Can somebody smarter than me explain how or if this would affect Bitcoin?
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August 03, 2013, 01:02:46 AM
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It doesn't. Bitcoin uses elliptic curve cryptography.
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