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In brief Scientists say the quantum risk to Bitcoin remains a decade or more away. New cryptography standards aim to harden systems before “Q-Day,” but experts warn that Bitcoin’s governance makes upgrades slow and political. Markets could crash on fear alone long before quantum math catches up. Bitcoin’s quantum reckoning may still be years away,…
In brief IBM researchers entangled 120 qubits, setting a new benchmark for quantum computing. The GHZ “cat state” achieved fidelity of 0.56, proving full multi-qubit entanglement. Direct Fidelity Estimation confirmed results, offering scalable quantum verification. IBM’s latest quantum breakthrough has edged the crypto world a little closer to its nightmare scenario—a computer capable of breaking…
In brief Trezor launched its Trezor Safe 7 hardware wallet this week. The company said it is built with a ‘quantum-ready’ bootloader and architecture. Chainalysis data shows $2.17 billion was stolen from crypto services in the first six months of this year. Trezor has launched a new version of its hardware wallet that it claims…
In brief Google’s Willow chip achieved a verified quantum speed-up confirmed by experiment. Verified results mark a step toward fault-tolerant quantum systems with real-world impact. Experts warn that such progress could eventually threaten Bitcoin’s elliptic-curve encryption. Google’s latest quantum processor has achieved what physicists have pursued for decades: a verified speed-up over the world’s best…
In brief Caltech trapped 6,100 cesium atoms as qubits, the largest neutral-atom quantum system to date. Qubits stayed coherent for 13 seconds with 99.98% operational accuracy, defying scaling trade-offs. The team moved atoms across the array while keeping them in superposition. Caltech physicists have created the largest neutral-atom quantum computer to date, trapping 6,100 cesium…
In brief The UK government has unveiled a mandatory Digital ID scheme, set to be introduced by 2029 at the latest. Some experts highlighted privacy and security risks, particularly if biometric data is included. Other ID and verification experts suggest that a nationwide scheme consolidates personal data, making it less exposed to potential hacks. The…
In brief MIT’s SCIGEN steers generative AI to propose exotic, physically feasible materials. Samsung’s PaRS filters AI-generated designs, rejecting results that break physics. Both reflect a push for “physics-aware AI” to accelerate discovery in quantum computing, energy, and semiconductors. What if an AI system could propose a recipe for a new material that conducts electricity…
In brief AI could speed up “Q-Day,” when quantum computers break today’s encryption—threatening crypto, cybersecurity, and global finance. Experts warn “Q-Day” may hit by 2030, as AI accelerates quantum advances that could crack RSA, ECC, and the backbone of blockchain security. Quantum + AI may soon outpace current encryption, raising urgent risks for crypto, banks,…
In brief El Salvador bought 21 BTC on September 7 to celebrate the fourth anniversary of its Bitcoin Law. The country’s Bitcoin reserve now totals 6,313.18 BTC valued at about $701 million. The purchase comes despite an IMF loan requiring the government to halt Bitcoin accumulation. El Salvador continues to stack sats.On Sunday, President Nayib…
In brief Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, disappeared in 2011. SharpLink Gaming co-CEO Joseph Chalom thinks Nakamoto will return as Bitcoin faces a quantum computing threat. Nakamoto is linked to nearly 1.1 million Bitcoin, valued at over $120 billion. Bitcoin’s elusive, pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto has remained in the shadows since his last message in…
