What is quantum technology? Quantum technology can process an enormous amount of data and solve complex problems in seconds rather than decades. Remarkably, quantum technology first appeared in the ...

Why It Matters: Concerns over Bitcoin’s cryptography have increased with the release of Google’s next-generation quantum chip, "Willow,” last year. This chip can solve a standard benchmark ...

Bitcoin’s Encryption May Be Next. Craig Gidney, a researcher on Google’s quantum team, revealed that a 2048-bit RSA key could now be broken in under a week using fewer than 1 million noisy qubits.

Bitcoin devs propose freezing coins using outdated cryptography to counter future quantum threats. Satoshi Nakamoto’s wallet may be impacted.

Leading Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) advocate Michael Saylor is not too worried about quantum computing’s potential threat to the network’s security.

Crypto thrives on cutting-edge technology, but quantum computing could challenge the cryptographic foundations that keep Bitcoin secure. As quantum advancements accelerate, concerns about risks to ...

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya has warned that Google revealed breaking common encryption might be closer than we thought. “If this is even remotely true, combined with everything ...

And even that might be optimistic: A new paper published last month by Google Quantum AI researcher Craig Gidney suggests that the RSA encryption used by bitcoin could be overcome using "20 times ...

Tech giants Amazon, Google, IBM, and Microsoft are racing to develop fault-tolerant quantum computers. Each has released a prototype quantum chip with different approaches and potential applications.

Quantum Computing Could Break Bitcoin-Like Encryption Far Easier Than Intially Thought, Google Researcher Says A new research paper from a Google researcher slashed the estimated quantum resources ...

Amazon debuted its new "Ocelot" chip, joining other tech giants like Google and Microsoft in the race to develop full-fledged quantum computers. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Google’s new quantum chip, Willow, cuts computation times significantly and may provide hackers with the tools to unlock the algorithms that support Bitcoin and other cryptos.