Chapter 221 Impact
Zhang Jun hasn’t had a good rest since Samad tweeted.
People from all walks of life came to him and asked him about the situation of Alpha Technology.
After the Da Mao hacker group successfully used the Haohan-I quantum computer to complete the attack on the core system of a large bank, the core employees of the entire Quantum National Shield and even the entire enterprise were placed under supervision.
“Professors from China have approached us before to discuss whether the Haohan-I quantum computer can be applied in the field of code deciphering, and we have also done some exploration.
Including the top two universities in the country, they have also come to discuss cooperation before.
However, with the high price of 50 million RMB per unit, even Shuimu or Yanda do not have the budget to allocate it to the field of cryptography.
So this cooperation has always remained on paper. "Zhang Jun said.
"And there are also many domestic scholars who combine quantum computers with cryptography, because quantum computers do have unique advantages in some specific problems.
It’s just that their research field is basically on how quantum computing encrypts passwords.
For example, Academician Wang from Shuimu is a master in the field of cryptography. She broke the MD5 password standard after the millennium, making the MD5 standard obsolete in application.
Her research on quantum computers mainly focuses on the research of lattice cryptography algorithms that can resist quantum computer attacks.
Professor Han from HKUST, as the director of the Quantum Cryptography Professional Committee of the Chinese Cryptozoology Society, his research field is also the quantum cryptography communication application network.
We are still in a vacuum period in the field of quantum computer decryption. ”
Even if it is a luxury product, as long as you don’t care whether it is genuine or not, China will be satisfied.
But China cannot do that. If China is kicked out of the Swift international settlement system, it will be difficult to find a substitute and it will be difficult for international partners to adopt point-to-point trade methods.
In the past, China has been preparing to find alternatives to the Swift international settlement system. The "Currency Bridge" plan they started in 2018 is one of them.
Even if you are kicked out, the biggest solution in the short term is to find an intermediary country, one-on-one with the intermediary country, and then the intermediary country uses Swift trade settlement for settlement.
Synchronically promote my "currency bridge" globally. Everyone has to do business. Swift cannot be used, but my currency bridge can be used.
After the Chinese side learned that they had delivered ten Haohan-I quantum computers at one time, handed over all their inventory, and signed a contract for a total of 100 units, they faced the Quantum State The leaders of Shield were very dissatisfied.
I think they don't have any vision and didn't think about it before signing the contract. How could the pie fall into the sky?
“In the order we signed with Alpha Technology, the liquidated damages are stipulated at the highest 30%.
And it is 30% of the actual loss.< br>
According to the current situation, it is difficult for us to define how much the loss will be," Zhang Jun said worriedly.
China obviously does not want to continue to fulfill this order. This is not a matter of money, but that the importance of quantum computers is no longer the same.
Once it is exported, what should I do if it is used by the federal government on the Bank of China?
Although it was said to be exported to Malaysia, China did not believe that Malaysia could keep the goods. The 100 Haohan-I quantum computers must have been transported back to the federal territory in different ways.
The method is nothing more than overt robbery or covert robbery.
This is reality.
“I finally understand that we still need to have core technology. Now the Quantum Shield has a monopoly in the field of 10,000 qubits. As long as room temperature superconductivity is not opened to foreign technology giants, they will make breakthroughs in one day. There is no limit to this.
Now it's up to us to choke their necks, which feels so good. ”
“Before, I was still too superficial and thought that quantum computers were useless and were still far away from practicality. The Haohan-I quantum computer was just launched by Quantum Shield to tell a story for the capital market and create a wave of hype. Yes, only two units were sold in more than a year, which made me firm up my thoughts.
Who knew that quantum computers would become a blockbuster without becoming popular? Before, the outside world did not find its use, but now its value is fully realized.
I think the only thing that is a bit of a loss is that it was sold too cheaply to the Malaysian company. The leaders of Quantum National Shield are just *, how can they sell their own high-tech products so cheaply?
Mountain pigs still can’t eat fine bran. Even if these domestic companies have core technologies, they don’t dare to charge high premiums. They still want to take the low-price route just like they did before when they made copycat products.
If you look at Alpha Technology, its cloud is priced at US$5,000 an hour. According to this market price, it can be rented out 24 hours a day. In other words, 365 days a year, their single Haohan-I quantum computer can earn $43.8 million.
Not only can I get my money back in a year, but I can also earn you hundreds of millions of RMB.
Look at others, look at you, I really don’t want to say whether the management of Quantum National Shield can open up the situation. ”
Various media have long publicized the ins and outs of the RSA breach, not to mention the role played by Chinese technology. Chinese people love this core technology.
The shareholders of Quantum Shield (leeks) are even more excited: the opportunity to get their money back is here.
The veteran investors in the stock bar are even more concerned that their computers are starting to smoke.
As for the package and sale of all the production capacity in the next ten years to Malaysian companies, they were even more angry and said that Quantum National Shield is too bad at doing business and has no structure at all.
Little did they know how happy they were when the announcement was made. They thought that the leadership of Quantum National Shield was capable and could actually sell its products to a place like Malaysia, which is a no-brainer.
It’s just that things didn’t develop as investors thought at all. When the market opened the next day, Quantum Shield issued an announcement saying it would delist.
Because after the importance of quantum computers has been thoroughly confirmed, China does not want the outside world to know how many quantum computers they produce per year, and which companies these quantum computers are sold to. They are in the field of quantum computers. How is the technology progressing?
When a company goes public, these contents must be disclosed to the outside world.
The delisting of Quantum Shield was a bolt from the blue for stock investors. They originally thought it was an opportunity for a turnaround, but in the end, it was a one-time buyout. Let alone a turnaround, there was no guarantee of a return on capital.
After a day of fermentation, the global capital market faced an unprecedented avalanche. Things were not at all what Goldman Sachs predicted. They thought they could control the situation, but in fact they couldn't control it at all.
Goldman Sachs hopes to start with Europe and Neon, and harvest the banks in these two places first. As a result, the first to collapse is the federal government, which has the most prosperous finance. All bank stocks in the federal market are plummeting.
Bank stocks, which were already overwhelmed by interest rate hikes, completely collapsed.
The federation had to stand up and claim that because the current situation was complicated, information security could not be guaranteed, and various trading systems were at risk of being breached by a major country at any time, so they chose to temporarily suspend trading for three days.
Looking at the US stock market taking the lead to set an example, other countries quickly followed suit. From Europe to Neon and Korea, stock markets around the world fell into a period of silence.
In the history of the U.S. stock market, there are many suspensions of trading due to wars, weather and other reasons. For example, during World War I, the New York Stock Exchange was closed for nearly half a year.
After the end of S2, US stocks also stopped trading, but this was the first time that all-day trading was stopped for three days.
And in the federal notice, it is stated that trading is temporarily suspended for three days, and the subsequent suspension time is to be determined.
This is an unprecedented event, and the Federation's leadership in the field of science and technology has once again been widely questioned around the world. “In the past few years, Chinese companies have been able to embarrass American in the field of advanced technology. Whether it is perovskite batteries or topological semimetals, these exclusive Chinese technologies have made American’s proud technological leadership even more obvious. Embarrassing.
Because of this, Amerikan has begun to invest heavily in these fields in an attempt to catch up. At the same time, it has made efforts in the field of artificial intelligence, reflected through various artificial intelligence applications. Its own technological advantages.
But this time, Alpha Technology from Malaysia announced that the RSA encryption system has been breached, and through public cloud services, the world has experienced the consequences of a breach of the RSA encryption system. The harm.
The core equipment used in this, the 10,000 qubit quantum computer, can only be produced by China.
This is another fatal blow to the Federation. In the field of high-end technology, the Federation’s presence is getting weaker and weaker. Its advantages in the field of artificial intelligence are not enough to offset it. China has mastered advanced quantum computer technology. Your artificial intelligence can defend China. An offense that takes advantage of technology? ”
The French media is keen on making trouble.
The third child is the one who most hopes that the boss and the second brother will fight.
The second child may also sell technology to them, and the boss That's called being stingy. Not only do you not sell technology to them, but you also focus on harvesting from them, not only money, but also your business.
"With the breakthrough of quantum computers to 10,000 qubits. , all traditional encryption methods will no longer be trustworthy, as I will prove in a future blog post.
It is precisely because I see such a future that I think BTC is the future. ”
With big names in cryptography like Samad standing up for BTC, BTC ushered in another round of surge, rising another 7 percentage points that day.
You must know that the price of BTC has stood Stabilizing the $120,000 mark, 7 percentage points is already an exaggerated figure.
This time, countless short sellers who thought it was time for a correction were beaten.
Samad relied on it. This battle harvested short sellers in the global currency circle
Chen Yuanguang also made money by doing counterparty transactions. Chen Yuanguang made tens of billions, and Goldman Sachs estimated that he made tens of billions more.
But the damage Goldman Sachs has caused to the federal financial situation cannot be stopped even by hundreds of billions of dollars.
In other words, no matter how much Goldman Sachs made, the federation as a whole suffered at least ten times the loss.
Goldman Sachs is happy, but the Federation is unhappy, but the Federation has nothing to do with Goldman Sachs.
After the third day, Israel was the first to attack. They believed that the company that provided quantum computer services to the Da Mao hacking team should be responsible for their losses.
They believe Alpha Technologies should compensate Israel National Bank for all losses.
This is not enough, they also hope that China will also pay compensation, because the quantum computer was sold by a Chinese company.
The Federation called on China to disclose its quantum computer technology at the United Nations, believing that at present, all financial systems are facing an unprecedented crisis.
Only quantum encryption can save the precarious financial security. As one of the important forces in the world, China should shoulder its own responsibility.
Of course Hua will not. Why should my technology be made public, let alone that it is related to China’s normal temperature superconductivity? It is even more impossible to make it public.
Hua Guo said, "Don't even think about it. In the future, we will provide quantum encryption services to partners around the world who are willing to cooperate."
Yes, China not only hopes to take the opportunity to launch an international monetary settlement system to replace Swift, but also hopes to become the bodyguard of global financial business.
I have an absolute advantage in the field of quantum computers. So based on this advantage, we can do quantum encryption and provide security services to various countries’ trading systems, bank settlement systems, national identity authentication systems, etc. There is nothing wrong with providing these security services. .
Previously, the Federation accused China’s communication equipment of having backdoors. This time I directly became a bodyguard.
What does this mean? It means that before, Huaguo just wanted to sell you the lock on the door, but now Huaguo wants to directly sell the door and bodyguards to you.
Of course Amerikan would not agree. In their view, doesn't this mean leaving the chicken to the weasel? Will any chickens survive?
The paradox now is that if you don’t use quantum computers for encryption, then your protection is equivalent to a layer of paper, which can be broken with a light poke.
What worries the Federation even more is that quantum computers can be used both for defense and offense. China’s quantum computers have a generational advantage. Does this mean that once the two sides go to war in the future, the Federation will be See clearly.
All transmissions will be intercepted.
In some key technologies, the technological advantages accumulated by China have gradually begun to cause a crisis of trust in the collapse of the federation.
"Hello, Mr. Samad, I am Schnander, the president of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific.
Although he was talking to a mobile phone, Schnander was still very respectful.
He It is clear what this man did in just three months. The other party increased his capital from 50 million US dollars to 10 billion US dollars, a full 200 times.
This is. An out-and-out miracle, no matter who comes, this record has become a legend in the currency circle.
"Hello, Mr. Schnander, please tell me how Goldman Sachs would like to cooperate." A voice with a strong AI flavor came from the other end of the phone, which made Schnander even more curious about Samad's true identity.
“We hope to buy out your quantum computer orders and buy your current 10 Haohan-I quantum computers.” Schnander said.
After hearing this, Chen Yuanguang knew that they could not refuse.
Not to mention Goldman Sachs, Malaysian officials are also eyeing these ten quantum computers.
The physical equipment is lying in the Nusajaya Park in Johor. It cannot be hidden, and Alpha Technology cannot save it with its current strength.
When you have to sell it sooner or later, it’s all about selling it at a good price.
"You bid."
Schnande breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he is willing to sell.
Although they are unwilling to sell, the Federation will find ways to rob it, but Schnander does not want to offend the other party.
“$50 million per unit.”
"Too low. This is the only batch of 10,000 qubit quantum computers you can buy currently.
If I sell it to Da Mao, I believe they will be willing to offer a higher price."
(End of this chapter)