Why Google’s quantum research targeted Bitcoin first and why that matters now

Google’s latest quantum research did more than cut the estimated hardware needed to crack elliptic-curve cryptography. It used Bitcoin and other blockchain systems to show what a future signature failure could look like in public, with real assets, visible wallets, and little room for reversal. On Mar. 30, Google Quantum AI published a 57-page whitepaper The post Why Google’s quantum research targeted Bitcoin first and why that matters now appeared first on CryptoSlate.