Christopher Smith: Quantum calculations or a no trace private key extrapolation to attack Tether's casting key
According to Cointelegraph, the founder of Quantus, Christopher Smith, warned that the first signal of quantum calculator cracking encryption could be an unusual transfer of undetectable wallet assets, and that the attackers could extrapolate the private key only by relying on the public key in the chain. Smith argued that Tether's key was a high-value target against which the attackers could increase USDT and sell arbitrage. Sean Cheetham, a Blackchain Capital security researcher, believes that the attackers are more likely to give priority to the exchange's hot wallet. Smith predicts that the probability of Quantification by 2028 will be 50-50, and Cheetham believes that early 2030 will come. Google advanced the back quantum migration schedule to 2029 in March this year。
