Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone

As the joke goes, CRQC has been 10 to 20 years away for the past three decades. While the recent research suggests that ...

Critical flaw in wolfSSL library enables forged certificate use

A critical vulnerability in the wolfSSL SSL/TLS library can weaken security via improper verification of the hash algorithm ...
CoinDesk

How a quantum computer can be used to actually steal your bitcoin in '9 minutes'

Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...
CoinDesk

'DeFi is dead': crypto community scrambles after this year's biggest hack exposes contagion risks

Developers and traders warn of structural risks as a cross-chain exploit spreads fear and prompts billions to flee DeFi ...
BeInCrypto

BIP-361 Wants to Turn Quantum Security Into a Private Incentive for Bitcoin Holders

BIP-361 proposes sunsetting Bitcoin's ECDSA signatures and freezing vulnerable funds to defend against quantum computing ...