Google is encouraging businesses and security practitioners to utilize cryptographic hashes like SHA-256, a Secure Hash Algorithm which serves as the basis of the Bitcoin network’s proof of work (PoW) ...

Bitcoin faces a quantum deadline by 2028, driving urgency for post-quantum cryptography to secure global digital assets.

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In a nutshell: Researchers at China's Tsinghua University believe they have discovered a quantum-based algorithm capable of breaking today's most complex encryption standards. The team claims that the ...

Quantum computers would need to become around one million times larger than they are today in order to break the SHA-256 algorithm that secures bitcoin. For a while, there has been talk that bit ...

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James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Anthony Battle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He earned the Chartered Financial Consultant® ...