Earlier this month, Google announced a brand-new quantum chip dubbed Willow. The 105-qubit chip — that’s double the qubit count of the tech giant’s preceding Sycamore chip — completed a computation in ...

Recent breakthroughs in quantum computing have led market commentators to, once again, claim that Bitcoin’s future is under threat. Google’s Willow quantum chip and its ability to significantly reduce ...

EHNINGEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 01: A model of IBM Quantum shows the three chandeliers that would be a part of the System Two installation, the System One comprises of one such chandelier, seen during the ...

For years, the conversation around quantum computing and cryptocurrency has been dominated by a single, breathless question: Will a quantum breakthrough kill Bitcoin? The fear is simple enough.

Project 11 is looking to gauge the urgency of the quantum security risk to Bitcoin. Millions of addresses could be at risk if quantum computers are eventually able to break Bitcoin’s cryptography.

Some Bitcoin developers are no longer arguing about whether quantum computing will break the network, but letting onlookers know how long it would take to prepare if it ever did. That shift was ...