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BTQ Prepares Today to Defend Against Tomorrow’s Quantum-Computing Threat
17.4.2023
Blockchains face existential peril from super-fast computers that can break the encryption protocols on which crypto depends. Quantum computers aren’t here yet, but if developers wait to devise defenses the fight will be over before it’s begun. That’s why BTQ is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch...
Quantum vs. cloud computing: Key differences?
15.4.2023
Quantum and cloud computing are the future of computer operations. Here’s what they are, their applications, and their main differences
ETH Merge Forks, Quantum Computing, Biden Draining Oil Reserves, DOJ Targets Criminal Crypto Use — Week in Review
25.9.2022
With the Ethereum Merge event now successfully completed, new proof-of-work (PoW) forks have emerged to vie for miner acceptance. This, as the United States government, has warned that the post-quantum world is getting closer, and vulnerable cryptography will need to be protected. Amidst red...
Bitcoin vs. Quantum Computers: US Government Says Post-Quantum World Is Getting Closer, CISA Warns Contemporary Encryption Could Break
20.9.2022
According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), while quantum computers are incapable of breaking public key encryption algorithms, public and private entities need to prepare for future threats against cryptography that is not quantum resistant. Most...
Why quantum computing isn’t a threat to crypto… yet
9.9.2022
Quantum computing still has a long way to go before posing a threat to blockchain technology
6 Key Points in Vitalik Buterin's Vision for Ethereum Presented at EthCC
22.7.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined his vision for the second-largest project’s future at the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris on Thursday.
The vision included an increased focus on security, stability, and decentralization, as well as the following key points:
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BIS to launch market intelligence platform amid stablecoin, DeFi collapse
19.6.2022
BIS’s cryptocurrency market intelligence platform will be launched under the Eurosystem Centre initiative to provide vetted data about crypto projects
Quantum-based random number generator for Web3 games and wallets launched
4.5.2022
The QRNG uses a fluctuating quantum system to guarantee unpredictable randomness, which can be used in Web3 gaming and gambling
Quantum computing to run economic models on crypto adoption
22.4.2022
The industry may have 10 years or less to devise defenses against quantum computers capable of breaching its elliptic curve cryptography
Polygon launches ‘Supernet’ chains, pledges $100M to Web3 developers
22.4.2022
The layer-2 scaling solution continues its focus shift to Web3, a broad concept that refers to the blockchain-powered internet
Quantum Simulations Predict that Merchant Crypto Adoption Could Spread in 'Cliques'
19.4.2022
Quantum computer simulations conducted by researchers at quantum computing startup Multiverse Computing and the Bank of Canada have shown that crypto adoption among merchants can spread in “cliques of firms”, as individual firms generally base decisions on what their partners do....
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Quantum computing firm simulates adoption of crypto payments
14.4.2022
“We wanted to test the power of quantum computing on a research case that is hard to solve using classical computing techniques,” said Maryam Haghighi
Quantum computers are many years away from cracking crypto: MIT Tech Review
31.3.2022
“I am all for hope and am a big believer in quantum computing as a potentially disruptive technology,” said Sankar Das Sarma but noted quantum computers are nowhere near being close to cracking cryptography
JPMorgan unveils research on quantum resistant blockchain network
18.2.2022
“QKD is the only solution that has been mathematically proven to defend against a potential quantum computing-based attack,” JPMorgan emphasized in its announcement
Argentine Billionaire Marcos Galperin Says Bitcoin a ‘Better Store of Value Than Gold’ as Officials Plan to Print More Pesos
15.1.2021
Argentine billionaire and CEO of the e-commerce platform Mercado Libre, Marcos Galperin says bitcoin is a better store of value than gold. However, the billionaire thinks the crypto will not replace fiat currency due to what he terms the high “energy cost required to process...
How the Crypto World Is Preparing for Quantum Computing, Explained
20.1.2020
Blockchain is regarded as the most secure technology, but can it face the quantum computing threat? Learn how the crypto world is preparing for the quantum leap #Sponsored
Why Quantum Computing’s Threat to Crypto May Be Further out Than Previously Thought
22.12.2019
According to one researcher, quantum computing faces more hurdles than many realize when it comes to achieving viability in breaking encryption. In a recent report Dr. Subhash Kak, Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University, notes that there are issues...
How Hard Is It to Brute Force a Bitcoin Private Key?
28.10.2019
Trying to crack a private key with a brute force attack is a bit like trying to count to infinity: the sooner you begin, the faster you’ll never get there. Despite being as next to impossible as impossible gets, using a brute force attack to crack a bitcoin private key remains an intriguing...
How Should Crypto Prepare for Google’s ‘Quantum Supremacy’?
25.10.2019
Google just officially announced "quantum supremacy." When will it turn its quantum sights on crypto?
What Google’s ‘Quantum Supremacy’ Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency
30.9.2019
Quantum computing could break bitcoin. Here's how researchers from government and academia are trying to future-proof blockchain technology