How mining works is fascinating. When I explain it to people, I enjoy seeing their face the moment their mind is blown. I’ll explain it here, but just know, I’m imagining all your faces as your minds ...

Understanding Bitcoin is a one-way hash function should make sense because a hash function cannot be reversed. Once you understand that, it is hard to go back to thinking otherwise. The secure hash ...

The head of global investment research at Coinbase says that quantum computing poses significant risks to Bitcoin's security.

Advances in quantum computing doesn’t just threaten Bitcoin wallet security, it could also undermine its economic and security model as it could be used to mine Bitcoin blocks far more efficiently, ...

LocalBitcoins, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, notes that with the advent of quantum computing, there have been concerns that this new technology could be a threat to existing online ...

Quantum researchers at the University of Sussex have recently calculated the time needed for a quantum computer to crack Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) code. What happened: Mark Webber and his team of ...

Global tech giant Intel, known for its widely-used computer processors, has won a patent connected to its work in the area of cryptocurrency mining. On Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...

Long-term threats to Bitcoin’s security are creeping up faster than markets expect, analyst warns. About one-third of all Bitcoin “appears vulnerable to long-range quantum attacks.” BlackRock also ...

The island of Yap in Micronesia is known for its stone money called Rai. The natives carved disks of limestone up to 4 meters (13 feet) in diameter at nearby islands and precariously transported them ...