Venture capitalist Nic Carter said that if Bitcoin developers fail to properly address quantum computing threats, major institutions could step in and replace them.

Advances in quantum technology could theoretically break Bitcoin’s current cryptography, exposing vulnerable wallets, especially older or dormant ones. Most developers believe there is still time ...

Bitcoin developers lay the groundwork for post-quantum upgrades, but experts vary on whether the threat is years or decades ...

Quantum computing technology is complex, getting off the ground and maturing. There is promise of things to come. potentially changing the computing paradigm.

BIP 360, merging into the Bitcoin Improvement Proposals GitHub repository, introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root to address quantum computer risks. The proposal aims to disable key-path spending, a ...

A CoinShares report finds that quantum computing risk to Bitcoin remains distant, with less than 0.1% of BTC potentially exposed.

Did a small quantum computing company just acquire a business that will give it a competitive advantage?

CoinShares says quantum computing poses a manageable long-term risk to Bitcoin, with limited exposure, delayed timelines, and upgrade paths available.

Even as quantum computing advances steadily, it will not replace classical computers in the near future. Most current systems ...

The first-mover advantage for pure-play stocks IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Quantum Computing Inc. may be short-lived.

In the world of quantum computing, some of the world’s most important tech giants are striving to achieve a permanent advantage over classical computing, solving problems that simply cannot be solved ...