
About this episode
In this episode, Anna and Guillermo are joined by Alex Obadia and Nicola Greco, co-authors of the Quantum Punks Manifesto, for a discussion at the intersection of quantum technology and cryptography. They explore the cultural and technical gaps between the quantum and crypto communities, sharing the story behind the manifesto, their vision for bridging these worlds and the applications that such a combination could unlock.
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Further reading:
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- Quantum Punks Manifesto
- Episode 288: Quantum Cryptography with Or Sattath
- Episode 357: Quantum Engineering with Jelena Vučković
- Paris Workshop Video Playlist
- Teleport.Best Flashbots Project
- Aria
- Protocol Labs
- Conjugate Coding
- BB84: Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing
Further reading:
- The Coming Wave: New Applications of Quantum Cryptography -- Nicola Greco (DeepQuantum)
- Quantum Punks’ meta-list of resources
- Quantum cryptography with classical communication: parallel remote state preparation for copy-protection, verification, and more by Gheorghiu, Metger and Poremba
- Colbeck, R. (2006) Quantum And Relativistic Protocols For Secure Multi-Party Computation (Device Independence)
- Quantum bidding in Bridge by Muhammad, Tavakoli, Kurant, Pawlowski, Zukowski and Bourennane
- Coordinating Decisions via Quantum Telepathy by Ding and Jiang
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