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Quantum Computing

Quantum computing and its impact on security: broken keys, timelines and the push to post-quantum crypto.

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A Researcher Just Broke a 15-Bit Elliptic Curve Key on a Quantum Computer. Here's Why That Should Concern You.

A Researcher Just Broke a 15-Bit Elliptic Curve Key on a Quantum Computer. Here's Why That Should Concern You.

On April 24, 2026, Project Eleven awarded 1 BTC to researcher Giancarlo Lelli for breaking a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware. Here's what that means, why the trajectory matters more than today's number.

Google and Cloudflare Set a 2029 PQC Deadline. The Rest of Big Tech Did Not.

Google and Cloudflare Set a 2029 PQC Deadline. The Rest of Big Tech Did Not.

Two papers dropped at the end of March. Both said the same thing in different ways: the quantum threat to elliptic curve cryptography is closer than we thought.