On cryptography vs. quantum computers: FHE is already secure... against quantum adversaries. Catch the full discussion between Rand and Charles Guillemet on the Ledger podcast ⬇️show more

🚨 CRYPTO: CARDANO RANKED SECOND MOST QUANTUM-READY BLOCKCHAIN IN... GOOGLE RESEARCH ASSESSMENT Cardano Community ( $ADA ) has been ranked the second most quantum-ready blockchain, according to analysis tied to Google Quantum AI's latest research, placing it ahead of Bitcoin and XRP Ledger in post-quantum preparedness. The ranking highlights Cardano's Nightstream initiative, a lattice-based cryptography project announced by founder Charles Hoskinson at Consensus Hong Kong in February 2026, developed with researchers linked to Google and Microsoft. Nightstream is designed to be fast, scalable, and efficient on AI chips, targeting quantum resistance well before the projected 2030s deadline for large-scale quantum computing threats. The assessment comes as Google's paper revealed a 20x reduction in resources needed to break the elliptic curve cryptography protecting most blockchains, with Ethereum actively running post-quantum testnets and Bitcoin having no coordinated migration plan. Quantum-resistant tokens surged in the 24 hours following the paper's release.show more

🚨BREAKING: INTERLINK TO DEVELOP QUANTUM-RESISTANT BLOCKCHAIN TECH According to... a new post from KV, InterLink Labs 👤 + 🌐... "will build a dedicated research team of leading cryptography experts to study and develop quantum-resistant technology" The move is a response to the growing threat of quantum technology to $BTC and other crypto assets. The project hopes to incorporate quantum-resistant infrastructure into its upcoming mainnet, to help secure its $ITL and $ITLG tokens. "Our goal is to build one of the most quantum-secure digital assets in the world"show more

🚨 JAPAN JUST PUT A REAL QUANTUM COMPUTER ONLINE... FOR THE WORLD TO ACCESS. And most people still don’t realize how big this moment is. For decades, quantum computers sounded like science fiction: machines that use quantum states instead of ordinary binary bits. Now researchers in Japan have opened access to a real superconducting quantum system connected to the internet. Why this matters: • quantum simulations • next-generation AI research • new material discovery • drug development • cryptography disruption • solving problems impossible for classical computers But quantum computers work nothing like normal machines. A regular computer checks possibilities one at a time. A quantum computer can explore many probability states simultaneously through superposition and entanglement. In simple terms: It doesn’t just calculate faster… It calculates differently. That’s why these systems look so strange. The giant gold structure isn’t “the computer” itself. It’s an ultra-cold dilution refrigerator designed to keep the quantum processor near absolute zero so fragile quantum states don’t collapse. The terrifying implication is this: Humanity may be entering the first era where computation starts operating on the rules of quantum reality itself. And once quantum hardware becomes scalable… Entire industries may be rewritten from the ground up. What happens when computers stop thinking like machines… and start behaving like physics itself? Which field do you think gets transformed first and would you actually trust it with something important?show more

The future of quantum computing relies on overcoming errors.... Quantum error correction is how we'll build reliable and scalable quantum systems. What excites you most about the potential of quantum error correction? #QuantumAIshow more

😳If you want to feel how a fully quantum... proof XRP Ledger, including consensus (!!), feels like check this test-net out. One of the downsides of these quantum proof encryption - the size of the signatures! Left - payment on quantum XRPL Right - payment on current XRPL main netshow more

Great insights from Juan Benet on the state of... onchain privacy, his thesis on FHE, and the future of private compute. Watch the recording from last week’s fireside chat with Kyle O'Brien at the Zama CoFHE Shop ⬇️show more

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says quantum... computers will not break crypto, "that's a very solvable issue. We've put together a quantum advisory council—we're in regular contact with major blockchains about a path to upgrade to a post-quantum cryptography world." $ADAshow more

ICYMI: The The White House signed an executive order... moving every federal system onto post-quantum cryptography. The threat DAC was built for is now on a government clock.show more

ZCASH SURGES 59% AS QUANTUM RESISTANCE NARRATIVE CATCHES A... BID $ZEC is up 58% on the week to $374, outperforming Bitcoin by a wide margin as Google's quantum computing research flagged risks to Bitcoin and Ethereum's elliptic curve cryptography, sending traders rotating into quantum-aware assets. ZEC doesn't rely on the ECDSA scheme at the center of Google's warning, building instead on zero-knowledge proof systems that sit outside that vulnerability. The quantum narrative stacks on top of an already strong setup: Grayscale's first-ever privacy coin ETF filing, the SEC closing its Zcash investigation with no action in January, and the shielded pool hitting a record $5.18B. Analyst Ali Martinez has $440 as the next target.show more

Did You Know We Put Quantum Computers In The... Hellcat Engines?show more

🚨 CRYPTO: ALGORAND SURGES 16% IN 24 HOURS AFTER... GOOGLE QUANTUM AI PAPER CITES $ALGO 32 TIMES AS POST-QUANTUM PIONEER Algorand ( $ALGO ) has jumped 16% in 24 hours to $0.1053 after Google Quantum AI's landmark paper on blockchain quantum vulnerabilities cited the network 32 times, more than any other chain besides Bitcoin and Ethereum. Google described Algorand as "the perfect example of real-world deployment of post-quantum cryptography on an otherwise quantum-vulnerable blockchain." The paper highlighted Algorand's live FALCON digital signatures for smart contracts, state proofs, native key rotation, and multi-layered post-quantum security infrastructure. Trading volume spiked 162% in 24 hours and futures open interest jumped 55% to $58.9 million. The rally is especially dramatic given ALGO hit an all-time low of $0.08 just days earlier following a 25% Foundation workforce cut, CTO departure, and board reshuffle. The token is now up ~20% on the week as the quantum narrative provided a lifeline to a battered community.show more

‼️ALERT: ETHEREUM'S TOP 1,000 WALLETS COULD BE DRAINED IN... NINE DAYS WITHOUT A QUANTUM UPGRADE Google's quantum research team warns that a future fast-clock quantum computer could compromise Ethereum's 1,000 highest-value accounts in less than nine days. Those accounts collectively hold approximately 20.5 million $ETH. Bitcoin users can avoid exposing their public keys. Ethereum users cannot. The moment an Ethereum user sends their first transaction, their public key is permanently exposed on the blockchain, according to the report. It stays exposed indefinitely. The paper identifies five distinct quantum attack vectors on Ethereum. Among the most alarming is the threat to smart contract admin keys. Those keys control over $200 billion in stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets. Ethereum's Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism also relies on quantum-vulnerable BLS signatures. A sufficiently advanced quantum attacker could use this to compromise the blockchain's finality itself. There is a silver lining. The Ethereum Foundation is already researching post-quantum alternatives. The paper suggests this gives Ethereum a potential advantage over Bitcoin in executing an orderly transition to quantum-safe cryptography.show more

🚨UPDATE: XRP LEDGER MOVES TOWARD QUANTUM-RESISTANT SECURITY A recent... Google research report highlighted $XRP Ledger’s progress, noting its deployment of post-quantum ML-DSA signatures. This could help defend against future quantum attacks. Testing is currently live on an AlphaNet instance. Quantum vulnerability remains a key industry concern. Per reports, few blockchains have taken concrete steps so far.show more

ALGORAND FLAUNTS QUANTUM RESISTANCE AS OTHER NETWORKS STRUGGLE The... Algorand Foundation has explained that its network has had a quantum-secure chain history since as far back as 2022... "and live quantum-secure transactions and accounts since 2025" Several parties, including Coinbase 🛡️, have already praised $ALGO for its foresight in this respect, exploring and implementing quantum-resistance before it was made 'cool' earlier this year with the release of Google's infamous report.show more

🚨 Quantum computers don’t run on electricity. They run... on light. And that’s been the problem. Each quantum system needs very specific laser colors to control atoms and qubits. Until now… those lasers were: huge expensive stuck in labs But scientists just changed that. They built a chip that can generate ANY wavelength of light inside a tiny circuit. ~10,000 photonic circuits full spectrum control on a single chip This is massive. Because it means: Quantum computers could go from room-sized labs… to portable systems. So the real question is If we can control reality at the quantum level with light… what happens when that control fits in your hand? Follow me the future won’t be powered by electrons.show more

Most people look at Quip through the lens of... post-quantum security. I think the more interesting story is happening somewhere else. Instead of asking users to learn quantum computing, Quip Network is quietly embedding quantum technology into products people can already use. Quantum randomness powers NFTs. Node operators contribute compute through simple tooling. BTC holders get access to quantum-resistant protection. Builders are already creating wallets and explorers on top of the network. Each product introduces a different piece of the quantum stack, but the user never has to understand the underlying science. That is a much harder problem to solve than building the technology itself. The real opportunity for Quip may not be making quantum computing more powerful. It may be making quantum computing invisible. Nucleusshow more

Quantum computers aren’t what you think. They’re cooler. Watch... our #TED2024 TED Talk from Hartmut Neven, founder & head of Google Quantum AI → See how a quantum computer works, learn about quantum fundamentals, current and future applications, and more.show more

The risk window is opening now, not years from... now. ⏳ Adversaries can copy encrypted data today and wait for quantum capability. That makes long-lived assets vulnerable on arrival. Organizations that move early reduce both migration cost and exposure. Learn more about NIST's expected approach to transitioning from quantum-vulnerable cryptographic algorithms to post-quantum digital signature algorithms:show more

🚨 QUANTUM COMPUTING JUST HIT A NEW LEVEL Europe’s... JUPITER supercomputer has reportedly achieved a world-record 50-qubit quantum simulation. That may sound small… But simulating 50 interacting qubits pushes classical computing close to its limits. Why this matters: Quantum systems become exponentially harder to simulate as they grow. At a certain point… even the most powerful traditional supercomputers struggle to predict what quantum systems are doing. That’s where quantum computing changes everything. Researchers are now building machines capable of: • simulating new materials • designing future medicines • solving optimization problems impossible for classical computers • modeling reality at the quantum level itself The race is no longer just about faster computers. It’s about building entirely new forms of computation. The next technological revolution may not run on silicon alone… but on quantum states existing in multiple possibilities at once. Follow for more future physics and quantum breakthroughs.show more

Level up your quantum expertise. Enroll in our free... Coursera course on quantum error correction from Google Quantum AI and become a contributor to the next era of computing. → →show more