Is Q-Day crypto’s next threat as blockchains rush quantum fixes?
CNN has renewed attention on Q-Day, the unknown future point when quantum computers may become strong enough to break common encryption systems. Summary Q-Day warnings...
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Tezos Tests Post-Quantum Privacy as Founder Slams 'Half-Baked' Bitcoin Quantum Theories
In brief Tezos launched TzEL, a post-quantum privacy system for blockchain payments on testnet. Arthur Breitman accused parts of the Bitcoin community of dismissing legitimate...
Quantum Computing Threat 'Mostly a Coordination Issue' for Bitcoin: Fireblocks CEO
In brief Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov argued that migrating to post-quantum signature schemes is “mostly a coordination issue” for Bitcoin, rather than a technical challenge....
Quantum attacks could worsen without proof of ownership: Near One
Blockchain protocols preparing for the quantum computing threat should also consider how to quickly verify ownership on the blockchain if funds are stolen, the development...
Bitcoin, Ethereum 'Q-Day' Quantum Threat Could Arrive as Soon as 2030: Report
In brief Quantum computers capable of breaking blockchain cryptography could arrive as soon as 2030, Project Eleven wrote in a report. Recent hardware developments have...
Paradigm Bitcoin launches PACTs, a quantum proposal that could let Satoshi prove he is still alive
Paradigm Bitcoin general partner Dan Robinson published a proposal on May 1 for Provable Address-Control Timestamps, or PACTs, a system that lets dormant Bitcoin holders...
IBM and MIT launch new computing lab to advance AI and quantum research
IBM and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have launched the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab, expanding their long-standing collaboration to focus on next-generation computing technologies. Summary IBM...
Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key
In brief Project Eleven awarded 1 Bitcoin to researcher Giancarlo Lelli for cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key using public quantum hardware. The demonstration is...
Quantum computer breaks 15-bit elliptic curve cryptographic key
The Bitcoin community continues to debate whether cryptographically relevant quantum computers are imminent or decades away. Project Eleven, a quantum security research company, awarded a...
Coinbase highlights Algorand, Aptos' work to mitigate quantum threat
Coinbase’s quantum researchers have highlighted Algorand and Aptos’ work to prepare their networks for potential threats from quantum computing in a report on Tuesday, as...