IBM’s quantum computer cracked a 6-bit ECC key—safe for now, but experts warn Bitcoin and Ethereum must prepare for quantum threats.

Bitcoin relies on several algorithms to secure the coin from theft. Prominent among these is the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). An ECDSA employs asymmetric encryption to ...

Bitcoin relies on several algorithms to secure the coin from theft. Prominent among these is the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). An ECDSA employs asymmetric encryption to ...

El Salvador secures its reserves by splitting holdings into multiple wallets, mitigating Bitcoin quantum security risks from future threats.

El Salvador, the world’s first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has moved to strengthen the security of its national cryptocurrency reserve amid growing concerns over the threat posed by ...

Recently, Project Eleven (a quantum computing research group) announced a 1 bitcoin reward for the first team able to complete a challenge to demonstrate breaking a ECC (elliptic curve cryptograph) ...

El Salvador has transferred its entire $678 million Bitcoin stash into 14 new wallet addresses as part of a measure to reduce ...

El Salvador plans to move its Bitcoin from a single wallet into 14 fresh wallets to enhance the security of its reserves.

Vitalik Buterin estimates a 20% chance that quantum computers could break modern crypto encryption by 2030. Here's which ...

This is a 256-bit private key is the basis for the Bitcoin wallet private key (after being encoded as ASCII characters), and as the 512-bit public key (after being sent through an elliptic curve ...