The Bitcoin network took its first step towards quantum-computing resistance with the addition of BIP 360 to its repository.

At ETH Denver, developers warned that advances in quantum computing could threaten Bitcoin’s digital signatures as the industry continues to debate how to prepare.

BIP-360 co-author Ethan Heilman says that making Bitcoin quantum-secure could take 7 years. Recent breakthroughs suggest time is running out.

Amid the rapid development of quantum computing technology, there are new types of privacy coins are emerging such as Zcash.

Advances in quantum technology could theoretically break Bitcoin’s current cryptography, exposing vulnerable wallets, especially older or dormant ones. Most developers believe there is still time ...

Bitcoin price just did something it hasn’t done in 12 years. It broke its long-term trend against gold.That line held through ...

Quantum computing is moving from theory to reality faster than many people expected—and that has major implications for cryptocurrency security.

What is the Q-Day prize? The Q-Day Prize is a challenge to make the Bitcoin network quantum resistant. On April 16, 2025, quantum computing-focused company Project 11 announced the “Q-Day Prize,” a ...

In 1994, Peter Shor, an American mathematician working at Bell Labs, published a paper with a wonky title and earth-shaking implications. In “Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and ...

One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this. Despite ...

The truth is that even the most optimistic vendor estimates for this would put very nascent stages of enterprise value toward the end of the decade. Quantum computing will probably never get a ...