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Safeguarding cryptocurrency by disclosing quantum vulnerabilities responsibly

Google Research publishes a whitepaper with updated quantum resource estimates for breaking elliptic curve cryptography, showing a 20-fold reduction in physical qubits needed, and proposes a responsible disclosure method using zero-knowledge proofs, urging the cryptocurrency community to transition to post-quantum cryptography.

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In a new whitepaper, we show that future quantum computers may break the elliptic curve cryptography that protects cryptocurrency and other systems with fewer qubits and gates than previously realized.

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31 Mar 2026 02:03 UTC

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