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.

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

According to a study by engineers at Caltech and the UC Department of Physics, quantum computers do not need to be nearly as ...

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.

A method reduces the number of qubits needed for quantum computers, making practical machines possible sooner and affecting ...

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

With around 26,000 qubits, the encryption could be broken in a day, the researchers report in a paper submitted March 30 to ...

Public-key cryptography can become unreliable in certain post-Q-Day scenarios. The earliest onchain stress is likely to concentrate in digital signatures (authorization and ownership) because they ...

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

CZ says crypto can survive quantum computing by upgrading to post-quantum algorithms, but cautions of execution ...