2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (410+ words) IonQ's Niccolo de Masi says quantum computers will crack today's encryption standards within three years, and blockchain's secp256k1 signatures are among the most exposed. Quantum computing’s most feared milestone just got a firm date attached to it. IonQ CEO Niccolo de…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (329+ words) The zero-knowledge proof world just got a meaningful upgrade. A16z crypto has released Lattice Jolt, an overhauled version of its open-source zkVM that ditches elliptic-curve cryptography in favor of a lattice-based architecture designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers. The result:…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (157+ words) Xanadu's partnership with ASML could accelerate advancements in quantum computing, potentially reshaping industries reliant on complex computations. The post Xanadu partners with ASML to tackle the physics bottleneck holding back photonic quantum chips appeared first on Crypto Briefing. The collaboration…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (299+ words) With 65% of ETH sitting in quantum-vulnerable addresses, Ethereum's protocol team is racing to harden the network before quantum computers can crack current cryptography. Ethereum Foundation / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster has drawn a line in the…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (372+ words) The company that built the world's first superconducting qubit in 1999 is walking away from quantum hardware, citing slim chances of commercial payoff against US rivals NEC, the Japanese tech giant that helped launch the superconducting quantum computing era, has officially…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (349+ words) Quantum computing’s threat to cryptography has been a theoretical problem for years. QuFi Network Limited just treated it like a practical one. The key distinction is what didn’t happen. No changes were required to Bitcoin’s underlying protocol. The quantum-resistant verification…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (346+ words) The utility's equity investment in a magnetic mirror fusion startup signals a new phase where power companies bet directly on fusion rather than waiting on the sidelines. A Wisconsin utility just put real money behind fusion energy, and the reason…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (401+ words) The partnership extends Quantinuum's growing presence in the Gulf as Saudi Arabia races to build quantum infrastructure under Vision 2030. Quantinuum and Saudi Aramco have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore how quantum computing might reshape operations across the energy…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (261+ words) The asset manager's research finds that post-quantum upgrades are technically feasible, but getting Bitcoin's decentralized community to agree on them might be the harder problem. Fidelity Digital Assets published a research report titled “Bitcoin’s Path to Quantum Resistance” that lays…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (168+ words) Nvidia's investment in optical technologies could revolutionize AI data centers, enhancing efficiency and scalability in data processing. The post Nvidia invests $2B in Coherent to enhance optical bandwidth for AI appeared first on Crypto Briefing. Nvidia dropped $2 billion into Coherent Corp....