Much interest in quantum computer development was spurred by Peter Shor's 1994 discovery of an algorithm that showed how ...

However, it is not necessary to use fancy quantum cryptography technology such as entanglement to avoid the looming quantum ...

New research suggests that a quantum computer could crack a crucial cryptography method with just 10,000 qubits.

Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough ...

The clock is ticking on cryptocurrency.

Years before emails, internet banking, cloud servers and cryptocurrency wallets, two scientists devised a way to keep secrets perfectly safe and indecipherable to eavesdropping outsiders. Their 1984 ...

In 2018, Aayush Jain, a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles, traveled to Japan to give a talk about a powerful cryptographic tool he and his colleagues were developing. As he ...

Research suggests fault-tolerant quantum machines could arrive sooner than expected, posing a threat to Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography.

The deadline for an ominous technological breakthrough known as “Q-day” has crept forward to 2029, with Aussie companies ...

One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star.

New techniques could stand up to the power of a quantum computer — if we implement them in time New techniques could stand up to the power of a quantum computer — if we implement them in time In 2016, ...