Advances in quantum computing may allow Bitcoin blocks to be mined faster and undermine the network's security, warns ...

The head of global investment research at Coinbase says that quantum computing poses significant risks to Bitcoin's security.

Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are ...

Quantum computing is not currently an existential threat to Bitcoin, but as capital becomes more institutional and long-term, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has secured a strategic investment from HSBC, making it the only company in the sector to be backed by four globally systemically important banks (G-SIBs). HSBC ...

At least $21.8 billion in illicit or high-risk crypto has flowed through crosschain swaps, up from $7 billion in 2023, according to estimates by UK-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. Elliptic ...

Abstract: The classic Elliptic curve digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) uses one inversion operation in the process of signature and verification, which greatly reduces the efficiency of digital ...

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