A quantum attack on Bitcoin would crash its price before any theft settles, moving the real risk to confidential data.

After research from Google suggested a potential threat to some cryptocurrencies, tokens like QRL and Cellframe (CEL) saw their values rise.

Bitcoin’s encryption and privacy could be at risk from quantum computing, but it is still a good investment for now, says Jan van Eck, CEO of investment manager VanEck. “There is something else going ...

Even if you’ve never bought any cryptocurrency, like columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, your money may be affected by ...

Andrew Gault, the venture capitalist who funded the quantum hardware labs now threatening bitcoin, says the industry is looking in the wrong place. Google's own security team moved in the same ...

Learn more A new report says the threat to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) from quantum computers may arrive sooner than expected. The report entitled “The State of Quantum” warns that the crypto industry may ...

New research by Google suggested that RSA encryption, a critical security feature used in securing Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), may be more susceptible to quantum computing attacks than previously ...

One of the most hallowed rules of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) going back to its inception is that nobody is allowed to take your coins from you. As long as you or the custodian you delegate remains in ...

Elon Musk wants X to become the most secure communication platform on the planet. But his latest branding choice has left the crypto world confused, and a little amused. On June 1, Musk announced ...

Many people may not have heard of SHA-256, but I believe it to be one of the greatest American inventions of the 21st century. Developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2001, SHA-256 is a ...