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qBTC to Release Open-Source Quantum-Safe PoW Bitcoin Side Chain, Adds Jameson Lopp as Advisor
23.5.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. LAS VEGAS, May 23, 2025 – Quantum Safe Technologies Corp, the research collective building qBTC, the world’s first quantum-safe sidechain for Bitcoin, today announced it will publish the full source code of its proof-of work- side chain protocol during...
Quantum Biopharma bolsters Bitcoin treasury
19.5.2025
Quantum Biopharma has purchased an additional $1 million worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the Canadian biotechnology company said. The buys take Quantum’s total cryptocurrency holdings to approximately $4.5 million, according to a May 19 press release. The biotech...
The Q-Day Prize challenge, explained: Can quantum computers really break Bitcoin?
14.5.2025
What is the Q-Day prize? The Q-Day Prize is a challenge to make the Bitcoin network quantum resistant.On April 16, 2025, quantum computing-focused company Project 11 announced the “Q-Day Prize,” a competition to break a “toy version”...
The Q-Day Prize challenge, explained: Can quantum computers really break Bitcoin?
14.5.2025
What is the Q-Day prize? The Q-Day Prize is a challenge to make the Bitcoin network quantum resistant.On April 16, 2025, quantum computing-focused company Project 11 announced the “Q-Day Prize,” a competition to break a “toy version”...
Slow Blockchain Governance Leaves Crypto Exposed to Quantum Threats
14.5.2025
Securing a whole chain will take too long, so why not go piece by piece with the largest whales putting their stash in quantum vaults first
BlackRock flags quantum computing as risk for Bitcoin ETFs
12.5.2025
Emerging technologies, including quantum computing, could potentially render the cryptography securing Bitcoin and other blockchain networks ineffective, asset manager BlackRock said in a regulatory filing. On May 9, BlackRock updated the registration statement for its iShares Bitcoin...
Quantum computers likely to reveal if Satoshi is alive — Adam Back
18.4.2025
Early cypherpunk Adam Back, cited by Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin white paper, suggested that quantum computing pressure will likely reveal whether the blockchain’s pseudonymous creator is alive.During an interview after a Q&A session at the “Satoshi Spritz” event in Turin...
Quantum Challenge Offers a Single Bitcoin to Crack the Protocol’s Defense Mechanism
17.4.2025
Luring quantum tinkerers, Project Eleven is dangling a one‑bitcoin bounty to whoever first demonstrates Bitcoin’s cryptographic Achilles’ heel using a quantum computer. Will a Single Bitcoin Tempt Hackers to Break Bitcoin’s Armor? Branded the “Q‑Day Prize,” the challenge asks entrants worldwide...
Quantum Computing Group Offers 1 BTC to Whoever Breaks Bitcoin's Cryptographic Key
17.4.2025
Quantum computers can rapidly break the cryptographic algorithms that secure blockchain networks
Project 11 is offering 1 BTC to whoever cracks the longest Bitcoin key
17.4.2025
Quantum computing research firm Project Eleven has launched a competition to see just how much of a threat quantum computing currently poses to Bitcoin.Launching the competition on April 16, Project Eleven said it is offering 1 Bitcoin (BTC) to whoever cracks the biggest chunk of a Bitcoin...
The Protocol: EigenLayer Ready to Launch Missing Feature
9.4.2025
Also: Bitcoin L2 SDKs; North Korea's THORChain Use; and Quantum-Resistant BTC
Bitcoin Developer Proposes Hard Fork to Protect BTC From Quantum Computing Threats
5.4.2025
The proposal outlines a plan to enforce a network-wide migration of BTC from legacy wallets to ones secured by post-quantum cryptography
Bitcoin’s quantum-resistant hard fork is inevitable — It’s the only chance to fix node incentives
1.4.2025
Opinion by: Dr. Michael Tabone, senior economist for CointelegraphBitcoin (BTC) has long been hailed as unbreakable and untouchable, a digital stronghold against the forces of change. Bitcoin’s bedrock of security is facing its first true test with quantum computing, which should be addressed...
Bitcoin’s quantum-resistant hard fork is inevitable — It’s the only chance to fix node incentives
1.4.2025
Opinion by: Dr. Michael Tabone, senior economist for CointelegraphBitcoin (BTC) has long been hailed as unbreakable and untouchable, a digital stronghold against the forces of change. Bitcoin’s bedrock of security is facing its first true test with quantum computing, which should be addressed...
Burning quantum-vulnerable BTC is the best option — Jameson Lopp
16.3.2025
Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, recently argued against allowing quantum recovery of lost BTC and said that burning these coins to protect the integrity of the protocol was the preferable option.According to Lopp, allowing individuals or institutions...
New Microsoft chip shortens timeline to make Bitcoin quantum-resistant: River
21.2.2025
Alexander Leishman, CEO of River, says while the crypto quantum threat is still years away, solutions need to be discussed now
New Microsoft chip shortens timeline to make Bitcoin quantum-resistant: River
21.2.2025
Alexander Leishman, CEO of River, says while the crypto quantum threat is still years away, solutions need to be discussed now
Crypto, quantum computing on collision course as Microsoft debuts new chip
19.2.2025
Tech giant Microsoft has announced the debut of its new quantum computing chip, Majorana 1, after nearly 20 years of research
Quantum Storm Brewing: Can Bitcoin Outrun Microsoft’s Million-Qubit Countdown?
19.2.2025
On Wednesday, Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO at Microsoft, unveiled a quantum computing breakthrough featuring the company’s Majorana 1 chip. This achievement, notably his remark about a “clear path to a million-qubit processor,” has already sparked discussions about...
Quantum computing will bring lost Bitcoin 'back in circulation' — Tether CEO
9.2.2025
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino claims quantum computing will hack Bitcoin in "lost wallets" and return it to circulation — a move one trader warns could drag Bitcoin back to the "stone ages."