Researchers from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked startup, published findings on March 31, 2026, arguing that a useful quantum computer capable of running Shor’s algorithm on real cryptographic ...

Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are practically impossible to solve. Quantum computers threaten to flip that ...

Two research groups say they have significantly reduced the amount of qubits and time required to crack common online ...

According to a study by engineers at Caltech and the UC Department of Physics, quantum computers do not need to be nearly as ...

Google published a paper on March 31 that states that Bitcoin's cryptography could be impacted by quantum computing sooner ...

A method reduces the number of qubits needed for quantum computers, making practical machines possible sooner and affecting ...

With around 26,000 qubits, the encryption could be broken in a day, the researchers report in a paper submitted March 30 to ...

Google's quantum paper made headlines with that number. Here's what it means, what's actually at risk, and why 6.9 million ...

One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star.

Walking the show floor at CES 2026, you might think we’re on the precipice of the quantum age. Between the debut of a consumer-facing chatbot trying to force quantum’s “ChatGPT moment” and hype for ...