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Bitcoin’s Quantum Risk: Former Pharma Exec Martin Shkreli Says Shor’s Algorithm Is the One to Watch

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American investor and former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli told host Isabel Foxen Duke that if quantum computing ever scales, Shor’s algorithm—not artificial intelligence (AI)—poses the most credible path to cracking the elliptic curve cryptography behind bitcoin wallets, though today’s hardware is far from capable. Satoshi’s Keys and Quantum Dreams: Shkreli on Timelines and Tactics During … Read more

HSBC Touts Quantum Win: IBM Test Boosts Bond-Trading Predictions by 34%

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HSBC says quantum computing just clocked a real trading win, reporting empirical gains in algorithmic bond pricing with IBM’s hardware and know-how. IBM Heron Takes Flight: HSBC Flags Quantum Gains in Algorithmic Bond Trading Announced Sept. 25, the joint trial touts the world’s first-known real-world evidence that today’s quantum machines can add value in live … Read more

Solana Co-Founder Warns: Bitcoin Faces Quantum Risk if Developers Fail to Act by 2030

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Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko warned at the All-In Summit 2025 that rapid advances in quantum computing could force Bitcoin to migrate to new cryptography by 2030 or risk security failures. Yakovenko: Watch Apple and Google for the Signal, It’s Time to Harden Bitcoin Yakovenko, an engineer by training, said at the All-In Summit, there’s “a … Read more

Can the SEC Protect Bitcoin? Quantum Defense Plan Sparks Criticism

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reading a plan to keep Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto safe if super-fast quantum computers show up one day. SEC Urged to Prepare for Cryptography Meltdown The 74-page Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework (PQFIF) plan was sent Sept. 3. It says today’s cryptography could break later when computers … Read more

‘Something Changed:’ Developer Warns Quantum Computing Could Break Bitcoin in Three Years

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Hunter Beast, author of BIP 360, a proposal that aims to make bitcoin quantum computing resistant, has warned about advancements in the field that could potentially endanger bitcoin. “I don’t think we have as much time as I once thought,” he stressed. BIP 360 Author Raises Concerns About Bitcoin’s Vulnerability To Quantum Computing Quantum computing … Read more

Google Veteran: Seed Phrase Math Protects Bitcoin From Quantum Attack

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Despite Microsoft’s breakthrough million-qubit quantum computer design, a former Google Europe veteran asserts that Bitcoin’s cryptography remains fundamentally secure for the foreseeable future. Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Overblown, Mathematical Reality Prevails According to Graham Cooke, a former Google veteran and the CEO of Brava, Microsoft’s development of “topological qubits,” touted for exceptional stability, promises machines … Read more

Google’s Willow Sparks Quantum Panic: Is Bitcoin’s Future in Jeopardy?

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Google’s unveiling of Willow, its latest quantum computing chip, has reignited chatter about Bitcoin’s cryptography and whether it might be vulnerable. On Dec. 12, a lively X Spaces broadcast had BTC enthusiasts debating the reality of the threat. Some participants suggested that before 2030, we might see 1 million qubit machines with the power to … Read more