AI Agents

Crypto researchers cut Bitcoin and Ethereum quantum attack estimate by 50%

CoinDesk1h agoUpdated 1h ago
Crypto researchers cut Bitcoin and Ethereum quantum attack estimate by 50%
Smart Read

A paper shared with CoinDesk shows humans and AI agents beating Google’s March result on a core calculation used by Shor’s algorithm, adding another variable to crypto’s quantum clock.

Coins in this story

BTC
₹76,955.00
-3.22%
ETH
₹2,418.83
-3.68%

Discussion

Related stories

The Block

Researchers halve quantum resource benchmark for key operation in Bitcoin, Ethereum attack

The resulting benchmark is less than half Google's previously reported level, though the two approaches use different accounting methods.

CoinTelegraph

Bitcoin ETFs shed $167M after strongest three-week inflow run of 2026

ARKB led Wednesday’s Bitcoin ETF outflows as Ether and Solana funds returned to net inflows.

CoinDesk

Live updates: Treasury yields climb further as Brent crude tops $102 and tech futures slip

The bitcoin funds shed $120 million on Wednesday, more than double Tuesday's loss. Ether, XRP and solana all took money in.

KryptoKite aggregates and summarises third-party crypto news. This is informational content, not investment advice. KryptoKite does not recommend buying or selling any asset.