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Re:Factoring may be easier than we think (2016) by silasdavis on Sunday June 30, 2019 @05:21PM (#20320598)
Bitcoin uses an elliptic curve algorithm secp256k1 for signing. This would be the relevant thing to break to take control of wallets.
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