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

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

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

Quantum technology can process an enormous amount of data and solve complex problems in seconds rather than decades. Remarkably, quantum technology first appeared in the early 1900s. It originated ...

Quantum computer could break Bitcoin cryptography with under 500,000 qubits in nine minutes. This will likely only be ...

Caltech and Oratomic said useful quantum computers may need far fewer qubits than earlier estimates suggested.

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 ...

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.