How long until this can derive a private key from its public key in the cryptocurrency space? Is this an existential threat to crypto?
Short enough that its reasonable to start r&d efforts on post quantum crypto.
One thing that might be problematic for a blockchain where everything has to go on the blockchain forever is that some post quantum schemes have really large signatures or key sizes.
I'm not that familiar with the details of bitcoin, but i had the impression that p2pkh is more secure against quantum computers.
[I should emphasize, im not a cryptographer and only somewhat familiar with bitcoin]
https://www.deloitte.com/nl/en/services/risk-advisory/perspe...