How quantum computers actually work, in plain language To understand why quantum machines are so dangerous to encryption, I start with how different they are from the laptops on our desks. Classical ...

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

Quantum computing is a largely theoretical, ultimately expensive proposition for high-level computation. However, new ...

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

Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough machine may be built much sooner than previously thought ...

At the same time, a March 2026 preprint from a Caltech–Berkeley–Oratomic collaboration explores what might be possible using ...

Quantum computers are coming and they may impact systems in unexpected ways that security teams will need to plan for.

Quantum computing encryption is reshaping how we think about digital security in a world built on encrypted communication. Today's systems rely on mathematical complexity, but emerging quantum ...

Though Cloudflare already enabled post-quantum encryption for all websites and application programming interfaces (APIs) in ...

Google research shows future quantum computers could crack Bitcoin private keys in 9 minutes, threatening 6.9 million bitcoin ...

Alphabet (Google) (NASDAQ:GOOG) has sounded a fresh alarm about the accelerating risks posed by quantum computers to the foundational security of Bitcoin and similar digital currencies. In a detailed ...

Google's quantum paper made headlines with that number. Here's what it means, what's actually at risk, and why 6.9 million bitcoin are more exposed than the rest.