Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are ...

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we investigate a meshless approximation, the interpolating element-free Galerkin method, for an optimal control problem governed by fourth-order parabolic partial differential ...

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum should embrace ossification over time. The co-founder wants innovation to move to layer 2s, not the base layer. Elliptic curve cryptography could break before the next US ...

Scientists say the quantum risk to Bitcoin remains a decade or more away. New cryptography standards aim to harden systems before "Q-Day," but experts warn that Bitcoin’s governance makes upgrades ...

Quantum computers could break Bitcoin’s encryption far sooner than many people believe, according to Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards. In a new speech at TOKEN2049, Edwards says he ...

ABSTRACT: We show that any semiprime number can be factorized as the product of two prime numbers in the form of a kernel factor pair of two out of 48 root numbers. Specifically, each natural number ...

IBM’s 133-qubit quantum computer cracked a toy 6-bit ECC key, showcasing progress but posing no threat to Bitcoin or Ethereum yet. Bitcoin and Ethereum rely on ECC-256, far beyond current capabilities ...

1 Department of Information Engineering, Ningxia Communications Technical College, Yinchuan, China 2 School of Computer, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China As an important component of the ...

Naoris, a cybersecurity firm focused on safeguarding digital assets from quantum computing threats, is offering bounties to anyone who can break the encryption algorithms that secure major blockchain ...

New research by Google suggested that RSA encryption, a critical security feature used in securing Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), may be more susceptible to quantum computing attacks than previously ...