Researchers from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked startup, published findings on March 31, 2026, arguing that a useful quantum computer capable of running Shor’s algorithm on real cryptographic ...

The clock is ticking on cryptocurrency.

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

Two research groups say they have significantly reduced the amount of qubits and time required to crack common online ...

Research suggests fault-tolerant quantum machines could arrive sooner than expected, posing a threat to Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography.

Google published a paper on March 31 that states that Bitcoin's cryptography could be impacted by quantum computing sooner ...

Google research suggests quantum computers could break Bitcoin encryption sooner, raising urgency for quantum safe upgrades.

Google warned that quantum advances could break crypto security sooner than expected, with analysts recommending ‘appropriate ...

Scientists at California Institute of Technology and startup Oratomic have developed a method to ...

Michele Mosca of the Institute for Quantum Computing and Dept. of Combinatorics & Optimization, University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University, and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics ...

Quantum computing's rapid progress threatens blockchain security, demanding urgent new cryptographic solutions.

In our latest Computing research we look at developments in quantum computing and cryptography, whether UK IT leaders believe ...