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Solana Prepares For The Quantum Era: Foundation Details Step-By-Step Transition
The Solana Foundation has addressed growing concerns about the potential impact of quantum computing on blockchain se…
Solana developers outline plan to protect network from quantum threats
Two of the network’s core developer teams, Anza and Jump Crypto’s Firedancer, have landed on the same solution: a…
Freezing 5.6 million dormant bitcoin could trigger ‘worst’ single-day repricing
Maximalists warn freezing 5.6M BTC risks instant sell-offs, while others say quantum threats leave no alternative.
Researcher wins 1 bitcoin bounty for 'largest quantum attack' on underlying tech
Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli broke a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware, 512…
Microsoft venture unit supports public rollout of AI builder for Base applications
Space and Time, the blockchain data solution supported by Microsoft, secures the data layer underneath Dreamspace.
The $145 billion math: Why bitcoin’s quantum threat is manageable, not existential
Quantum fears focus on vulnerable early wallets, but market data suggests even a worst case sell-off would be large, …
Input Output proposes scaled-back Cardano treasury plan ahead of Leios mainnet push
The Leios mainnet launch is at the center of the roadmap, but IO’s tracker shows the upgrade still mid-development.
Onchain vault provider Upshift taps Securitize Fund Services for third-party reporting
Upshift is tapping Securitize Fund Services to provide independent reporting, auditing, and performance transparency …
Coinbase advisory board says quantum computing threat is on the horizon, crypto needs a plan
The 50-page paper concludes that while today’s blockchains remain secure, a future “fault-tolerant quantum comput…
Ripple sets 2028 deadline to harden XRPL after Google’s quantum research sharpens attack risk
Ripple is building a multi-stage plan to prepare the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for an eventual shift to post-quantum cryptogr…
Tempo unveils pragmatic privacy solution called Zones, a way to run permissioned parallel blockchains
Each Zone will offer a private execution environment managed by a trusted entity, Tempo wrote in an announcement.
Bitcoin's quantum debate splits as Adam Back pushes optional upgrades over forced freeze
The Blockstream CEO told Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin should build quantum-resistant upgrades now, a day after …
Bitcoin devs bet a quantum attacker will play nice with a ‘wait and react’ plan
BitMEX Research proposes a canary system that pays a bounty to the first quantum attacker and activates a network-wid…
Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp says it's better to freeze 5.6 million BTC than let hackers have them
Lopp says dormant coins could pose systemic risk if quantum computing gives attackers the ability to grab them, inten…
Justin Sun says Tron launching post-quantum upgrade plan
Sun's comments follow recent debate over whether quantum computers could eventually break the cryptography that under…
What Presidio Bitcoin Found About Quantum Computing: Threat Timeline And Next Steps
Non-profit group Presidio Bitcoin has released a technical report examining the growing quantum computing risk to the…
Ether.fi commits $3 billion in ETH as ‘validator liquidity’ to ETHGas over three years
ETHGas is a marketplace for Ethereum blockspace futures that allows blockspace to be bought and sold in advance for g…
CoW Swap pauses protocol amid domain hijacking
The DEX aggregator is a particularly important component of the Ethereum ecosystem with integrations in protocols lik…
Ethereum Foundation launches $1 million crypto security subsidy, providing access to over 20 audit firms
The EF tapped Areta's audit marketplace to provide access to over 20 security firms like Blocksec, Cetora, Hacken, Im…
Paxos Labs raises $12 million, launches Amplify platform for onchain financial products
The round was led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Arthur Hayes' family office Maelstro…
StarkWare cuts staff, reorganizes into two units as it targets revenue
StarkWare is cutting staff and restructuring under two units as CEO Eli Ben-Sasson says the firm is "simply too big" …
StarkWare cuts jobs in reorganization as Starknet revenue plunges 99% from peak
Days after unveiling a quantum-safe bitcoin method, a StarkWare researcher was tapped to lead a new applications unit…
‘One basis point’: Benchmark says a fraction of NYSE’s $44 trillion market could drive Securitize growth
Benchmark’s base case notes that even 0.01% of NYSE’s roughly $44 trillion market could exceed Securitize’s $4 …
XRP may be less exposed to quantum threats than bitcoin, experts say
XRP’s design leaves a smaller share of its supply exposed to future quantum attacks than Bitcoin’s, experts said,…
Quantum-safe bitcoin now possible without a soft fork, but costs $200 a pop, new research shows
A new scheme from a StarkWare researcher works under existing consensus rules, offering an emergency fallback while B…
Strategy’s Michael Saylor says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60K, suggests quantum risk is overblown
Strategy's Michael Saylor said bitcoin has likely bottomed near $60,000 and downplayed quantum computing risks.
The Protocol: Bernstein says quantum threat to Bitcoin is real but manageable
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Quantum threat to Bitcoin is real, but manageable, according to Wall Street broker Bernstein
The broker said advances in quantum computing are accelerating the timeline for crypto risk, but argued Bitcoin faces…
Standard Chartered weighs integrating Zodia Custody with corporate bank arm: Bloomberg
Standard Chartered reportedly plans to integrate Zodia Custody's crypto custody business into its corporate bank divi…
Polymarket unveils plans for trading engine overhaul, native stablecoin
“We're upgrading the entire Polymarket exchange stack over the next 2-3 weeks. New contracts. New order book. New c…