Bitcoin relies on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) to secure wallet addresses and validate ownership. But ECC, like RSA, is vulnerable to Shor’s algorithm — a quantum computing method capable of ...

Bitcoin mining work also includes verifying Bitcoin transactions, which are used as data for the hashing function. Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 algorithm, which is the most difficult to crack.

But not all cryptocurrencies are created equal. Bitcoin’s system of using miners to solve math equations to verify and add to the blockchain is called Proof of Work.

Scaling Bitcoin needs to be defined. What part of Bitcoin are we trying to scale? What are we trying to preserve in that ...

The new language uses Bitcoin’s UTXO model and allows contracts to be verified with math before they are executed.

Simplicity launches on the Bitcoin Liquid sidechain, aiming to avoid Ethereum-style bloat, but experts warn of centralization ...

What happens when Bitcoin doesn't behave the way it used to? Analysts question whether the halving-driven price cycles are ...

Mysten Labs claims newer blockchains are ready for quantum computing, but older networks risk being left behind.

Offering up to $120,000 in rewards, Naoris is challenging researchers to break the cryptographic primitives that secure major ...

Early into Trump’s second term as US president, the CEO of energy infrastructure company Hut 8 Asher Genoot and Hut 8 chief ...

Bitcoin Christmas rally to $200K or $300K possible based on ‘power law’ model Bitcoin’s parabolic rally could last until Christmas with a cycle top near $300,000, according to one analyst.

It’s ‘crypto week,’ and bitcoin is flying higher — briefly passing $123,000 A dozen bitcoin ETFs touch fresh intraday records as MicroStrategy discloses it’s back as a bitcoin buyer ...