In brief IBM introduced Nighthawk and Loon quantum processors on Wednesday. Nighthawk’s 120 qubits and 218 couplers support circuits up to 5,000 two-qubit gates. IBM aims for community-verified quantum advantage by 2026 and milestones …
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- Bitcoin & Ethereum
Quantum Threat to Bitcoin: How Panic Could Break Crypto Before Physics Does
by adminby adminIn 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 …
- NFT & Metaverse
It’s Time for the Crypto Industry to Take the Threat of AI and Quantum Computing Seriously
by adminby adminIf an AI system were to ever successfully attack or otherwise disrupt the cryptography of a respected blockchain – even in a white hat research setting – every panic sell-off crypto has seen before …
What is quantum technology? Quantum technology can process an enormous amount of data and solve complex problems in seconds rather than decades. Remarkably, quantum technology first appeared in the early 1900s. It originated from …
If a quantum computer capable of breaking modern encryption were to come online today, Bitcoin would likely be under attack — and no one would know. “Everything would look like legitimate access,” David Carvalho, …