Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are ...

RSA encryption is a major foundation of digital security and is one of the most commonly used forms of encryption, and yet it operates on a brilliantly simple premise: it's easy to multiply two large ...

Computer scientist Peter Gutmann tells The Reg why it's 'bollocks' The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic ...

A new report by Capgemini warns that quantum computing may break the widely used public-key cryptographic systems within the next decade — threatening everything from online banking to blockchain ...

New estimates suggest it might be 20 times easier to crack cryptography with quantum computers than we thought—but don't panic. Will quantum computers crack cryptographic codes and cause a global ...

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 else ...

Buterin warns that quantum computers could threaten Ethereum’s cryptography sooner than expected and outlines how the network can prepare safely. Buterin sees a nontrivial 20% chance that quantum ...

In the end, critical infrastructure’s biggest quantum risk is the outdated, manual trust models of today. Only by replacing ...

Quantum computing could shatter today’s encryption and the race to protect crypto’s future is already underway. I still remember the first time I sent a Bitcoin transaction. A small amount, but it ...

Quantum computing-focused Project Eleven raised $6 million to develop tools like Yellowpages that aim to secure Bitcoin against quantum attacks. Project Eleven, a development firm focused on ...

Michael Saylor says quantum computing will strengthen Bitcoin. Experts expect structural shifts in digital assets may drive a new ATH in 2026.