New research suggests that a quantum computer could crack a crucial cryptography method with just 10,000 qubits.

One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star.

Google quantum pioneer says encryption-breaking use cases may arrive sooner than expected, urging crypto industry to prepare now ...

Building a utility-scale quantum computer that can crack one of the most vital cryptosystems—elliptic curves—doesn’t require ...

Google research reveals quantum computers could crack Bitcoin encryption in 9 minutes by 2029. Elon Musk sees a silver lining ...

Using a powerful machine made up of 56 trapped-ion quantum bits, or qubits, researchers have achieved something once thought impossible. They have proven, for the first time, that a quantum computer ...

A high level overview of the recent report by Chaincode Labs on the threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin. We outline a dual-track migration strategy for Bitcoin in response to the potential ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Bastardo is a Venezuelan covering Bitcoin news since 2017. On February 11 the most concrete action Bitcoin developers have ...

Four different quantum systems with four different types of qubits were on display at Nvidia GTC, here's how they all work.

Two companies that are racing to develop a photonic quantum computer using photonic qubits are PsiQuantum, based in Palo Alto ...