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Ethereum Researchers Warn AI Could Crack Crypto Before Quantum Computers
Ethereum researchers urge crypto users to prepare for 'bunker mode' due to AI threats to cryptography.
Quantum Computing
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decrypt.co
Ethereum Researcher Calls for Bunker Mode to Prepare for Potential Encryption Break
Ethereum researcher calls for planning for 'bunker mode' to prepare for potential encryption break before quantum computers.
decrypt.co
Bitcoin Will Hit $1 Million, Says Kevin O’Leary—But There’s a Quantum Catch
Kevin O'Leary predicts Bitcoin could reach $1 million, but only if the cryptocurrency industry resolves the existential threat posed by quantum computing, known as "Q-Day."
bitcoinmagazine.com
The Quantum Issue: WTF Is Quantum Computing?
The article explains quantum computing, contrasting it with classical computers and highlighting its potential to pose an existential threat to Bitcoin's cryptographic security by efficiently breaking private keys.
decrypt.co
Vitalik Buterin Pushes Ethereum Plan to Slash Quantum-Safe Privacy Costs
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed EIP-8288, a plan to drastically reduce the cost of quantum-safe private transactions on the network by over 99%. The proposal aims to bundle cryptographic proofs to make privacy features more affordable and accessible.
arxiv.org
Quantum-Assisted Memory-Efficient Training for Parameter-Intensive Wi-Fi-Based Human Activity Recognition
A new paper introduces Q-MET, a quantum-assisted framework for Wi-Fi-based human activity recognition (HAR) that significantly reduces memory consumption during training and inference. It uses a hybrid quantum-classical neural network and structured pruning to achieve hig…
decrypt.co
G7 Warns Quantum Threat Demands Action as Crypto Industry Weighs Fixes
The G7 has issued a warning about the imminent threat of quantum computing to cybersecurity, urging governments and businesses to begin migrating to post-quantum cryptography. They highlight that sensitive data collected now could be decrypted by future quantum computers,…
wired.com
Is It Even Possible to Understand Quantum Mechanics?
Understanding quantum mechanics is impossible, according to Richard Feynman. The double-slit experiment shows particles can behave like both waves and particles, defying classical physics.
cointelegraph.com
Bitcoin’s New Quantum Defenses, 18.9M SOL Cancelled: Hodler’s Digest
Bitcoin and Solana make progress in quantum defense, Solana validators reduce inflation, and Solana processed record 4.2 billion transactions in July.
straitstimes.com
How Singapore turns billion-dollar science research into real-world success
Singapore's RIE roadmap has driven innovation in marine manufacturing, with Mencast Marine adopting AI and 3D printing. Horizon Quantum developed tools for quantum computing and launched Singapore's first commercial quantum computer.
fool.com
IonQ's Massive Shift: Vertical Integration Raises High-Stakes Execution
IonQ is evolving from a quantum computing specialist to a broader strategic technology platform. Its record growth, vertical integration, and ambitious hardware roadmap could strengthen its position in the quantum race, but its valuation leaves little room for execution m…
fool.com
Why Did D-Wave Quantum Stock Fall 16.6% This Week?
D-Wave Quantum stock dropped 16.6% this week due to CFO John Markovich's retirement announcement, despite the market's overall gains.
decrypt.co
Bitcoin Completes First Experimental Quantum-Safe Transaction, Starkware Says
Starkware announced the first experimental quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction was successfully mined on the mainnet, utilizing a method that protects against future quantum attacks without altering Bitcoin's core consensus rules.
cointelegraph.com
Banks, regulators join quantum-resistant crypto transfer pilot
Banks and financial regulators across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia are participating in a pilot program to test quantum-resistant infrastructure for digital asset wallets and onchain transfers.
fool.com
What Does a D-Wave Quantum Insider's Sale of 23,850 Shares Mean for Investors?
D-Wave Quantum's Chief Human Resources Officer, Sophie Ames, sold 23,850 shares of common stock on August 17, 2026, to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units. This transaction does not reflect a change in Ames' investment outl…
arxiv.org
Quantum Kernel Estimation for the Discovery of Early Lung Cancer Detection
Researchers evaluated quantum-classical hybrid machine learning for early lung cancer detection using DNA fragmentomics and methylation biomarkers, finding quantum kernel models achieved competitive performance and improved specificity in some cases.
schneier.com
Python Now Has a Post-Quantum Encryption Library
Python's pyca/cryptography library now supports ML-KEM and ML-DSA, the NIST-standard post-quantum key-establishment and digital-signature primitives, available via pip.
cointelegraph.com
Crypto’s first quantum attack will look like unexplained breach: Quantus founder
The first sign that quantum computing has broken modern cryptography probably won't be a splashy theft of Satoshi Nakamoto's dormant Bitcoin. It could just be a wave of unrelated crypto wallet breaches with no trace of how an attacker did it, according to the founder of b…
fool.com
This Quantum Stock Could Be a Big Winner Beyond the AI Chip Boom
IonQ (IONQ) is a quantum computing company that could be a big winner beyond the AI chip boom. As classical chips become more expensive to improve, hardware developers, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity providers are racing to control the next layer of enterprise computing.
decrypt.co
Jim Cramer Is Selling His Bitcoin Over Quantum Threat—Crypto Twitter Is Thrilled
CNBC host and long-time crypto critic Jim Cramer is out on Bitcoin— again. This time it's over fears of the coming quantum computing threat, and it sounds like he might be out for good.
cointelegraph.com
Jim Cramer Plans to Sell Bitcoin Over Quantum Fears as BTC Rises 1.6%
CNBC personality Jim Cramer plans to sell his Bitcoin holdings due to fears about quantum computing, as some cryptocurrency investors celebrated, referencing the popular 'inverse Cramer' meme.
egyptindependent.com
Egypt wins chairmanship of AI governance, quantum computing working groups at Arab AI Committee
Egypt won the chairmanship of the AI Governance Working Group and the Quantum Computing Working Group under the Arab Permanent Committee for AI and Emerging Technologies, reflecting Arab trust in Egypt’s growing role in future technologies.
scmp.com
China hopes to banish blackouts as quantum tech puts power grid in superposition
China is expanding the application of quantum technologies, including precision sensors and computer simulations, across its national power grid after a successful 18-month trial in Hefei.
coindesk.com
Quantum computing nears commercial breakthrough, IBM CEO says
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna expects quantum computing to contribute to revenue and profit by 2028 or 2029. Companies are racing to commercialize the technology, which has implications for the crypto industry.
coindesk.com
Bitcoin's quantum plan assumes some algorithms break. AI just weakened one in 60 hours
Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model uncovered a flaw in the proposed HAWK digital-signature scheme that effectively halves its smallest key strength, undermining one of the candidates to replace current web and banking signatures in a post-quantum world.
arxiv.org
Position: Quantum Program Generation Must Prioritize Validity Over Probabilistic Scaling
This position paper argues that quantum program generation must prioritize mathematical validity over probabilistic scaling, a paradigm often applied in natural language AI. It highlights that quantum circuits demand strict adherence to constraints, making post-hoc error …
arxiv.org
Quantum-Enhanced U-Net for Wildfire Segmentation from Sentinel-2 Imagery
Researchers have developed a quantum-hybrid solution for wildfire detection from satellite imagery, using a U-Net image segmentation model with a variational quantum circuit. The model outperformed classical U-Net results and showed potential for quantum machine learning …
scmp.com
Pan Jianwei becomes first Chinese scientist to win the top UN basic science prize
Chinese quantum scientist Pan Jianwei has won the United Nations' top fundamental science prize for his work in quantum computation and communications. He is recognised for his seminal contributions to large-scale secure quantum communications and scalable quantum computa…
wired.com
Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides
Researchers combined AI with quantum computing to generate novel peptides for drug discovery, showing improved accuracy, especially with limited data.
coindesk.com
Bitcoin Experts Split Over Plan to Freeze Satoshi's 1.1 Million Bitcoin as Quantum Threat Grows
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao suggests freezing Satoshi Nakamoto's 1.1 million bitcoins to prevent theft by quantum computers. Experts are divided on the proposal.