Project Eleven, a quantum security research company, awarded a prize to researcher Giancarlo Lelli for using a quantum computer to break a 15-bit elliptic-curve key — a small-scale version of the same ...

Giancarlo Lelli wins one Bitcoin for record quantum security attack.

Giancarlo Lelli performed the largest known quantum attack on Bitcoin’s encryption model. His feat is a 512-fold jump from ...

Quantum computer breaks Bitcoin-style encryption for the first time. Learn what this breakthrough means for BTC security and ...

Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli broke a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware, 512 times ...

A lot has been made about a post-quantum computer future in which traditional encryption methods have suddenly been rendered ...

Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...

Wave, IonQ, and Rigetti advance, the future security of digital assets like Bitcoin is driving a new investment theme.

Quantum computers should be powerful enough to crack Bitcoin’s security features—by instantly solving the mining mechanism or guessing wallet passwords by brute force—a few years after 2030, according ...

A researcher broke a 15-bit elliptic curve key, raising concerns over quantum computing. Ethereum reaching $10,000 by 2026 at ...

Google's latest research shows quantum computers could break Bitcoin encryption in minutes. Analysts say developers have 3-5 ...