We can quibble over the exact timeline, but the quantum future is an approaching certainty, argues Arpa Network CEO Felix Xu. The time to act is now, while we still can.
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Jan van Eck questioned whether Bitcoin offers enough encryption and privacy, saying some longtime holders are examining Zcash as the market reassesses long-term assumptions.
Quantum computing is no longer just science fiction or the stuff of cypherpunk paranoia; it’s officially a front-page threat for the world’s first stateless money. If you ever thought Satoshi’s creation was immune to existential risk, think again. The latest round of Bitcoiners and cryptographers in the Human Rights Foundation (HRF)’s latest report would like […]
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Mysten Labs’ chief cryptographer warns that artificial intelligence, not quantum computing, poses the real near-term threat to blockchain security.
For decades, physicists have promised that quantum computing would one day outrun classical machines. That day may have arrived. On Oct. 22, Google’s Willow quantum processor completed a task that supercomputers would need 150 years to finish by compressing centuries of calculation into two hours. Industry experts say the result, verified by Nature, isn’t only […]
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Google said it achieved a "quantum advantage," with its Willow chip completing a calculation that would take classical supercomputers thousands of times longer.
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Nic Carter says quantum computing is bitcoin’s biggest risk, explaining how spending exposes public keys and urging developers to plan post-quantum defenses.
If a quantum computer ever broke a blockchain, the entire crypto industry might as well close down shop, argues Kostas Chalkias, chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs.
Other experts in the crypto community, such as Adam Back and Peter Todd, are less convinced of the near-term threat.
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is urging the Bitcoin community to begin transitioning to quantum-resistant security measures, warning that advances in quantum computing may arrive faster than expected. Speaking during a Sept. 18 session at the All-In Summit, said the accelerating pace of technological breakthroughs means Bitcoin should not wait until the threat is imminent. According […]
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Microsoft has recently rolled out a chip called Majorana 1 that its engineers say could point the way to building quantum computers with the scale people once only imagined. Google and IBM have also posted progress updates in recent months, and some in crypto called the news alarming. Related Reading: Ethereum Faith Fading? Samson Mow Says Holders Will Shift To Bitcoin But Graham Cooke, a Google veteran-turned blockchain CEO, pushed back on the panic, saying “Your wallet’s math is stronger than the fabric of spacetime itself.” Majorana 1 And The Million Qubit Claim Microsoft says Majorana 1 uses a new class of material — a “topoconductor” — and an architecture meant to make qubits more stable and easier to scale toward a million-qubit device. The company frames the chip as a step toward practical, fault-tolerant quantum machines that could handle very large problems. That kind of scale is what makes some people worry about cryptography, because certain quantum algorithms work very differently from the classical math that protects keys today. Microsoft built a 1-million-qubit quantum computer. Bitcoin holders are panicking—this could crack crypto encryption. But your seed phrase has 340,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 combinations. Here’s why quantum still can’t touch it: pic.twitter.com/kiI5oIXej1 — GC Cooke (@GCcookeHQ) August 11, 2025 Google’s Willow And IBM Roadmaps Based on reports, Google’s Willow chip and IBM’s public roadmap have added fuel to the conversation. Google showed a chip that it says solved a benchmark task in under five minutes that, by their measure, would take a classical supercomputer roughly 10 septillion years. IBM has published plans for staged systems — Starling and later Blue Jay — to push toward many logical qubits and extensive error correction over the next several years. Those announcements mean companies are getting closer to solving long-standing engineering problems, but they do not equal an instant ability to undo modern cryptography. Why Bitcoin Isn’t Facing A Panic Right Now Cryptography experts point out that breaking Bitcoin’s elliptic-curve keys needs not just more physical qubits but stable, error-corrected logical qubits and huge run-times. Estimates vary widely, but respected analysis has shown that breaking a 256-bit elliptic curve in a practical time window would require millions or at least many hundreds of thousands of physical qubits once error correction is counted. In short: the path from a lab milestone to a machine that can target Bitcoin addresses at scale still runs through a lot of hard engineering. A 24-word seed phrase? That’s 340 septillion trillion MORE combinations than a 12-word phrase. We’re approaching 10^77 possibilities – nearly as many as atoms in the observable universe (10^80): — GC Cooke (@GCcookeHQ) August 11, 2025 Related Reading: Chainlink Tipped To Outshine XRP In Global Banking Links: Analyst Seed Phrases And Dizzying Numbers Based on reports and public comments from practitioners, wallet math is not the whole story but it matters. Cooke has stressed how large a 24-word seed phrase keyspace is compared with a 12-word phrase, and he used big-picture comparisons — like saying the universe’s age of 14 billion years and “a trillion trillion” restarts — to show how vast those numbers are. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
The new framework is aimed at simplifying the protocol’s design while preparing it for the security risks posed by future quantum computers.
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A group of experienced Bitcoin developers has outlined a new proposal to prepare the network for the inevitable threat of quantum computing. The initiative, led by Jameson Lopp, Christian Papathanasiou, Ian Smith, Steve Vaile, and Pierre-Luc Dallaire-Demers, focuses on safeguarding vulnerable Bitcoin held in older address types that may be compromised by future quantum breakthroughs. […]
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Bitcoin’s cryptography has never faced an existential threat and still doesn’t, except preemptive ones that can possibly target early wallets.
Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. It’s not often that you meet someone with as much integrity as Jameson Lopp. Being in his presence for any length of time, whether […]
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Project Eleven is also offering 1 BTC to the first team to break an elliptic curve cryptographic key using a quantum computer.
Michael Saylor, chairman of Strategy and a long-time Bitcoin advocate, has dismissed concerns that quantum computing poses an imminent threat to the top crypto. In a recent CNBC interview, Saylor argued that the narrative is exaggerated to promote speculative quantum-resistant tokens. He noted : “It’s mainly marketing from people that want to sell you the […]
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Bitcoin’s cryptographic resilience is facing renewed questions after a Google researcher suggested that quantum computers may be capable of breaking its encryption far sooner than expected. Craig Gidney, a leading quantum computing researcher at Google, published new findings indicating that the hardware requirements to break 2048-bit RSA encryption, a key mathematical element similar to that […]
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A new research paper from a Google researcher slashed the estimated quantum resources needed to break RSA encryption, which is used by some crypto wallets.
Quantum computers can rapidly break the cryptographic algorithms that secure blockchain networks.
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The proposal outlines a plan to enforce a network-wide migration of BTC from legacy wallets to ones secured by post-quantum cryptography.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has shown interest in a proposal for a quantum-powered initiative aimed at retrieving lost Bitcoin. The idea, originally put forward by Bitcoin investor Brad Mills, suggests launching a white-hat treasure hunt to locate an estimated 3.7 million BTC that have vanished from circulation. Ardoino acknowledged the concept’s potential but emphasized the […]
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A new paper proposes using a method called "coarse-grained boson-sampling" to validate the proof of work process and reward successful miners.
Fetch.ai has launched a $10 million accelerator program to empower startups in AI agents, quantum computing and high-performance technology.