The Lab · 2026-03-25 18:27:05 · Ars Technica
Google has set a stark new internal deadline, giving itself just five years to prepare for 'Q-Day'—the moment when quantum computers are expected to break the public-key cryptography that currently secures global finance, government secrets, and personal data. This 2029 target, announced in a company blog post, represe...
The Lab · 2026-04-03 16:56:53 · Decrypt
The foundational security of Bitcoin faces a future existential threat not from market crashes or regulation, but from physics. Experts warn that the advent of sufficiently powerful quantum computers could one day break the cryptographic digital signatures that secure every Bitcoin wallet and transaction. This hypothet...
The Lab · 2026-04-24 15:54:12 · Decrypt
A public quantum computer has successfully broken a simplified cryptographic key, prompting renewed scrutiny over the long-term security of Bitcoin and other digital assets built on elliptic curve cryptography. Project Eleven awarded 1 BTC to an Italian researcher following the demonstration, which marks the largest pu...
The Vault · 2026-05-06 22:01:37 · Decrypt
A new analysis raises serious questions about the readiness of major cryptocurrency networks to withstand quantum computing attacks, with researchers warning that a potential 'Q-Day' — the point when quantum computers could break current cryptographic protections — could arrive as soon as 2030. The concern centers on w...