Investing.com - Quantum computing could pose a potential threat to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, an expert in computer engineering has told analysts at Mizuho (NYSE:MFG) Securities.

A low-cost solo mining rig was used to mine a Bitcoin block on Wednesday, though they secured the $330K prize with a little ...

The key concern is that a sufficiently advanced quantum computer will be able to break various forms of cryptography used in Bitcoin (and many other cryptocurrencies), effectively making the ...

Any user of Bitcoin can elect to use a pay-to-Taproot (p2tr) address rather than the older public key hash or SegWit addresses. If a quantum computer can one day break these Schnorr signatures ...

NYU finance professor David Yermack weighs in on the potential risks and benefits of investing in crypto and more ...

Since 2013, James Howells has been hoping to recover a laptop hard drive that he says contains the private key for cryptocurrency which he says he mined in 2009. We wrote about it at the time, noting ...

Elon Musk has turned the U.S. Treasury Department’s cybersecurity disaster into his latest roast material. Following news that Chinese state-backed hackers breached Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s ...

Odin.fun launches as a new Bitcoin meme coin trading platform offering two-second transactions through Internet Computer ...

Developments in quantum computing highlight the risk to financial institutions and national security if new encryption measures aren't developed.

Bitcoin has been making headlines again — hitting record highs and catching the attention of investors everywhere. However, with its widely fluctuating performance, it’s natural to wonder if ...