SLP84 Stepan Snigirev - Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin and Next Generation Bitcoin Hardware Wallets

Stepan Snigirev, Quantum Physicist and CTO of CryptoAdvance joins me in this episode to talk about the Quantum threat to Bitcoin, and we also talk about Bitcoin Hardware Wallets. This interview was recorded in person in San Francisco just prior to the Bitcoin2019 conference. 

Topics covered:

• What Bitcoin’s security relies on
• Why the Quantum Computing threat against Bitcoin is overblown
• How long until it might be a realistic consideration
• Challenges faced by Bitcoin Hardware wallets today
• What could be done better in future
• CoinJoining and Lightning on a Hardware wallet
• CryptoAdvance

Stepan links:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/StepanSnigirev 
• Crypto Advance: https://cryptoadvance.io/ 
• Crypto Advance twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptoadvance 

Sponsor links:

• Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera 
• Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/?utm_source=Stephan%20Livera&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate 

Stephan Livera links:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera 
• Show notes and subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/ 
• Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me