The quantum computing sector is moving from research labs into public markets, marking a transition toward commercialization. Companies like Xanadu, Horizon Quantum, and Infleqtion are going public, often through SPAC mergers, despite volatile global conditions. Recent scientific progress has helped push the field closer to real-world use, drawing investor interest and opening new funding paths. Investor expectations are changing as funding moves toward companies with clearer paths to revenue. At the same time, governments and major technology companies continue to make large investments in quantum development, reinforcing its role in future computing, national security, and industrial applications. Why It Matters: Quantum computing is approaching a point where technical progress and investment activity are coming together. This convergence is shaping how the technology moves toward real-world use. Choices made now around infrastructure and security will influence how quantum capabilities are adopted in the years ahead. - Public Market Activity Highlights Movement Toward Commercialization: A growing number of quantum firms are entering public markets through SPAC deals and IPOs to raise capital and fund development. Stock performance has been uneven, yet companies continue to secure funding and establish market presence while the technology matures. - Technical Progress is Improving Reliability and Performance: Advances in error correction over the past 18 months have addressed key technical limits, improving system stability. Progress in qubit development is also bringing quantum computing closer to handling real-world tasks in areas such as chemistry and optimization. - Timelines are Becoming Clearer: Early demonstrations of quantum advantage are expected around 2028 to 2029 at roughly 100 logical qubits. Larger impact, including drug discovery and logistics optimization, may require thousands of logical qubits and could arrive in the mid-2030s. This staged outlook helps guide expectations for development and investment. - Quantum Computing Introduces a Major Cybersecurity Risk: Google has warned
Mar 31, 2026 · via nationalcioreview.com
Will Helium Kill the AI Boom? To say that helium is a critical part of semiconductor manufacturing is an understatement. The industry can’t operate without... The time to harden blockchain technology is right now. Easily, one of the most frequent questions I receive from subscribers is about the risk of quantum computers being able to hack blockchain technology. This has always been a valid concern. After all, quantum computers will be capable of breaking the current encryption used by most blockchains. The real question is “in what time frame?” Most “experts” have said that this is a decade or more away. Nothing to worry about. However, I’ve maintained that it will happen within the next few years, given the exponential improvement that we’ve been seeing in quantum computing technology. It is coming fast. The time to harden blockchain technology is right now. And the good news is, given that blockchain technology is based on software, the software can be updated and upgraded with new forms of encryption resilient to quantum technology. Those that don’t will be in deep trouble. Early this morning, Google’s Quantum AI division published some brand-new research. And I know it will create quite a stir. Many will say that it is fear-based, too aggressive, or unrealistic. It’s not. It’s very accurate and should be taken seriously by the industry. Google is in a unique place to provide projections about the technological advancements of quantum computing technology, given that it is an industry leader with its superconducting quantum computer. Its latest version is based on its state-of-the-art quantum chip, Willow, which was announced in December 2024, igniting the quantum computing industry and sending related stocks to irrational valuations. The frenzy wasn’t caused by the new quantum chip itself, but by the new quantum error correction technology developed
Mar 31, 2026 · via brownstoneresearch.com
Rigetti Announces Novera QPU Sale to the University of Saskatchewan The Novera QPU will be at the core of the University of Saskatchewan’s first quantum computing system BERKELEY, Calif., March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced that it has sold a 9-qubit Novera™ QPU to the University of Saskatchewan (“USask”). The Novera QPU, which was shipped in March, will be at the core of USask’s first quantum computing system. The system will be managed by USask’s Centre for Quantum Topology and its Applications (“quanTA”), an interdisciplinary institute devoted to advancing quantum science and quantum technology development. “By providing hands-on access to real quantum computing hardware, academic institutions like USask are enabling students and researchers to pursue groundbreaking advances in quantum science and technology. We are delighted that USask has selected a Rigetti Novera QPU for their quanTA Centre and congratulate them on this exciting new phase of quantum technology exploration and innovation,” says Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, Rigetti CEO. “At quanTA, our goal is to make Western Canada a competitive force in quantum science and quantum technology development. The establishment of a quantum computing testbed is fundamental to providing the USask community with the resources needed to embark on innovative research in areas including quantum materials, quantum algorithms, and quantum computing architecture. With the Novera QPU at the core of our first quantum computing system, we are excited to embark on this next era of discovery,” says Dr. Steven Rayan, quanTA Executive Director and USask Mathematics and Statistics Professor. "This remarkable milestone is a monumental achievement that positions USask as a key player in quantum research on the world stage. As we step into the future, USask is continuing to establish itself as a cutting-edge
Mar 31, 2026 · via investors.rigetti.com
Alice & Bob, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory and GE Vernova, has been awarded $3.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E Quantum Computing for Computational Chemistry (QC3) program. The three-year project aims to develop fault-tolerant quantum algorithms to identify rare-earth-free permanent magnets, which are essential components for electric motors and turbines. The effort is directed toward providing a technical alternative to neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets, whose supply chains are currently geographically concentrated and subject to political constraints. The technical objective of the project is to achieve a 10,000-fold speed-up in computing time compared to current state-of-the-art classical simulations. The team will implement a hybrid approach where classical algorithms, developed by a group led by Professor Emanuel Gull, calculate environmental parameters while Alice & Bob’s quantum algorithms simulate highly correlated electronic systems. Los Alamos National Laboratory will contribute tensor network tools for quantum circuit optimization, and the performance targets will be validated experimentally on Alice & Bob’s cat-qubit hardware as well as through theoretical resource estimates. Classical computers struggle to accurately model the complex quantum interactions between electrons that define the magnetic behavior of candidate materials. By using quantum processors to model these systems directly, the consortium intends to enable realistic material calculations within a 24-hour window. GE Vernova’s Advanced Research accelerator will support the project by performing a technoeconomic analysis to evaluate the commercial viability of materials discovered through the hybrid algorithm. If successful, the researchers indicate that the framework could be adapted to broader applications in computational chemistry and materials science. For the complete technical details on the ARPA-E award and the rare-earth-free magnet project, consult the official Alice & Bob announcement here. March 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2026 · via quantumcomputingreport.com
Government of Canada announces support for quantum computing in Saskatchewan News release PrairiesCan investment helps establish the first university-owned and operated, vendor supported, full-stack, open-architecture quantum computer in Canada March 31, 2026 – Saskatoon, SK – PrairiesCan The world is changing quickly, especially in the areas of artificial intelligence, quantum, and advanced computing. These technologies are reshaping how countries compete, grow, and innovate. Canadian researchers are already leaders in their fields, but meeting this moment and staying competitive will require the tools to turn discovery into real-world solutions. Today, the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), announced $1.93 million for the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to own and operate a full-stack quantum computer. This leap in computing power at USask opens the door to new discoveries yet to be imagined, as it will expand research and development capacity for students, researchers, and major science institutions across Saskatchewan. Direct access to this computer will also train the next generation to leverage quantum technology to address tomorrow’s challenges. Quantum computing represents a major leap forward in computing power. It can solve certain problems in minutes or hours that would take even the fastest traditional computers far longer to process. That opens new possibilities in areas like health, energy, agriculture, and national security, where stronger computing capacity can unlock new discoveries, speed up innovation, and support better solutions. The Centre for Quantum Topology and Its Applications (quanTA Centre) at USask is earning international recognition for turning abstract quantum theory and practical applications and solutions. With direct access to this technology, researchers can adapt it directly to the unique needs of each project. The resulting advancements will build Canada’s long-term economic resilience and national sovereignty. Quotes “Canada’s future prosperity will depend
Mar 31, 2026 · via canada.ca
Crypto industry may be running out of time to prepare for quantum attacks Google’s latest research suggests the cryptocurrency industry may have less time than expected to prepare for quantum computing. In a whitepaper, Google examines risks to elliptic curve cryptography, the system securing most blockchain networks. The researchers revisit earlier assumptions about how difficult it would be for a quantum computer to break these protections, concluding that the required resources may be lower than previously estimated. “To share this research responsibly, we engaged with the U.S. government and developed a new method to describe these vulnerabilities via a zero-knowledge proof, so they can be verified without providing a roadmap for bad actors. We urge other research teams to do the same to keep people safe,” researchers said. At the core of the analysis is Shor’s algorithm, which can solve the mathematical problems underlying digital signatures. The team estimates that breaking the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem for widely used parameters could require roughly 1200 to 1450 logical qubits and tens of millions of quantum gate operations. These figures represent an improvement over earlier estimates and point to steady progress in quantum algorithm design. A key takeaway is how quickly such an attack could happen. The researchers estimate a quantum system could derive a private key in under half an hour, and in some scenarios as little as nine minutes. That falls within the time it takes for a blockchain transaction to be confirmed. That matters because blockchain transactions are not instantaneous. During the interval between broadcast and confirmation, an attacker could extract a public key, compute the corresponding private key, and submit a competing transaction, known as an “on-spend” attack. Two other categories of quantum attacks are also outlined. “At-rest” attacks target public keys exposed over long periods, such
Mar 31, 2026 · via helpnetsecurity.com
Building a utility-scale quantum computer that can crack one of the most vital cryptosystems—elliptic curves—doesn’t require nearly the resources anticipated just a year or two ago, two independently written whitepapers have concluded. In one, researchers demonstrated the use of neutral atoms as reconfigurable qubits that have free access to each other. They went on to show this approach could allow a quantum computer to break 256-bit elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC) in 10 days while using 100 times less overhead than previously estimated. In a second paper, Google researchers demonstrated how to break ECC-securing blockchains for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in less than nine minutes while achieving a 20-fold resource reduction. Taken together, the papers are the latest sign that cryptographically relevant quantum computing (CRQC) at utility-scale is making meaningful progress. The advances are largely being driven by new quantum architectures developed by physicists and computer scientists in a push to create quantum computers that operate correctly even in the presence of errors that occur whenever qubits—the quantum analog to classical computing bits—interact with their environment. The other key drivers are ever-more efficient algorithms to supercharge Shor’s algorithm, the 1994 series of equations proving that quantum computing could break the ECC and RSA cryptosystems in polynomial time, specifically cubic time, far faster than the exponential time provided by today’s classical computers. Neither paper has been peer-reviewed. “The research community continues to make steady progress on both the physical qubits and the quantum algorithms necessary to realize an efficient and practical CRQC,” said Brian LaMacchia, a cryptography engineer who oversaw Microsoft’s post-quantum transition from 2015 to 2022 and now works at Farcaster Consulting Group. “I don’t think either paper gives us a new, hard date for when we’re going to have a practical CRQC (which of course we’ve never had), but they both
Mar 31, 2026 · via arstechnica.com
Quantum computers need just 10,000 qubits — not the millions we assumed — to break the world's most secure encryption algorithms Future quantum computers will need to be far less powerful than we thought to threaten the security of encrypted messages, banking information and other sensitive data. Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Quantum computers don't need to be nearly as powerful as we thought to break the world's most secure encryption algorithms, scientists warn. New research claims that quantum computers can make widely used cryptographic security systems obsolete with far fewer quantum bits, or qubits, than scientists have widely predicted — leaving sensitive data, like banking information and private messages, thought to be protected by encryption, open to interception. Quantum computers run calculations in parallel, rather than in sequence, meaning that increasing the number of qubits that power them exponentially boosts their performance. Theoretically, this means the machines could one day solve calculations in seconds that would take the fastest supercomputers millions of years to complete. One example of such a calculation is Shor's algorithm. This quantum algorithm, designed in 1994 by mathematician Peter Shor, can efficiently factorize large numbers. It was the first evidence that quantum computers could theoretically outperform classical computers in a practical problem. Because it is virtually unbreakable by classical means, it has become the basis for RSA public-key encryption, which is behind many of the world's leading encryption schemes. Scientists previously assumed that you would need a system with millions of qubits to break Shor's algorithm using a quantum computer — a far cry from today's best
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Alice & Bob, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory and GE Vernova, has been awarded $3.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E Quantum Computing for Computational Chemistry (QC3) program. The three-year project aims to develop fault-tolerant quantum algorithms to identify rare-earth-free permanent magnets, which are essential components for electric motors and turbines. The effort is directed toward providing a technical alternative to neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets, whose supply chains are currently geographically concentrated and subject to political constraints. The technical objective of the project is to achieve a 10,000-fold speed-up in computing time compared to current state-of-the-art classical simulations. The team will implement a hybrid approach where classical algorithms, developed by a group led by Professor Emanuel Gull, calculate environmental parameters while Alice & Bob’s quantum algorithms simulate highly correlated electronic systems. Los Alamos National Laboratory will contribute tensor network tools for quantum circuit optimization, and the performance targets will be validated experimentally on Alice & Bob’s cat-qubit hardware as well as through theoretical resource estimates. Classical computers struggle to accurately model the complex quantum interactions between electrons that define the magnetic behavior of candidate materials. By using quantum processors to model these systems directly, the consortium intends to enable realistic material calculations within a 24-hour window. GE Vernova’s Advanced Research accelerator will support the project by performing a technoeconomic analysis to evaluate the commercial viability of materials discovered through the hybrid algorithm. If successful, the researchers indicate that the framework could be adapted to broader applications in computational chemistry and materials science. For the complete technical details on the ARPA-E award and the rare-earth-free magnet project, consult the official Alice & Bob announcement here. March 31, 2026 Leave A Comment
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memQ, a University of Chicago spin-out, has closed a $10 million Series A financing round co-led by Quantonation and Ocean Azul Partners. The funding is allocated toward the development and commercialization of the company’s xQNA (Extensible Quantum Network Architecture) portfolio. The primary technical objective is to enable modular, scale-out configurations for quantum computers, allowing separate quantum processing units (QPUs) to be networked over standard optical telecommunication links. This approach aims to address the current limitations of monolithic quantum architectures by facilitating distributed quantum computing and cooperative processing across local and wide-area networks. The company’s hardware suite includes Quantum Network Interface Controllers (QNICs) designed to interface various qubit modalities with a network without decohering the quantum state. Supporting this infrastructure are Quantum Memory Modules (QMMs), which provide stable storage for entanglement operations, and a Quantum Control System (QCS) for sub-nanosecond orchestration of distributed tasks. On the software side, memQ’s xDQC (Distributed Quantum Compiler) manages workload allocation across the network based on available quantum resources. The architecture is built using commercial fabrication processes and is intended to be qubit-agnostic, supporting connectivity regardless of the underlying hardware structure of the connected systems. Market analysis by Global Quantum Intelligence (GQI) indicates that memQ’s use of standard photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and commercial fab platforms is a viable path for delivering quantum networking at scale. This modular strategy is currently being evaluated by hardware developers such as Atom Computing to support the scaling requirements of neutral-atom systems. By providing the components necessary for “blind” cloud quantum computing and secure quantum networking, memQ intends to establish a standards-based connectivity layer for the projected $15 billion quantum communications market. For the complete technical specifications of the xQNA portfolio and the Series A details, consult the official memQ announcement here. March 31, 2026 Leave A Comment
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QuSecure has announced its participation in the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography Project consortium, organized by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). This collaboration is designed to assist organizations in transitioning from current public-key algorithms to NIST-standardized quantum-resistant alternatives. The project addresses the technical and operational challenges associated with replacing legacy cryptography that is vulnerable to future cryptanalytically relevant quantum computers. Within the consortium, QuSecure will utilize its tools in NCCoE laboratory environments to demonstrate the automated discovery and inventory of quantum-vulnerable public-key algorithms. The technical scope includes evaluating the performance of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) solutions across various enterprise use cases to identify interoperability gaps. These efforts are intended to refine migration strategies and coordinate implementation standards across different industry sectors, ensuring that new cryptographic protocols do not disrupt existing operational workflows. This initiative leverages QuSecure’s experience with its QuProtect R3 platform, which focuses on orchestrated crypto-agility and cryptographic management. The NCCoE serves as the central hub for this public-private partnership, bringing together industry vendors and government agencies to develop practical cybersecurity practices. The results of these tests will inform standardized migration playbooks, providing a technical baseline for organizations to prioritize the modernization of digital assets against quantum threats. For the complete details on the NCCoE consortium and QuSecure’s role in the migration project, consult the official announcement here. March 31, 2026 Leave A Comment
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IBM Research and ETH Zurich open a new era of innovation We spoke with Alessandro Curioni, director of the IBM Research Zurich lab, about the future of computing and IBM’s long and productive collaboration with Switzerland’s top research university. IBM Research and ETH Zurich just signed a new research agreement, with the goal of creating the algorithmic underpinnings of the next era in computing. This partnership has been longstanding, with the IBM-ETH relationship dating back 70 years, to the very start of IBM’s presence in Zurich. The Zurich lab’s inaugural director, Ambrose Speiser, was a young computer science professor at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), hired by Thomas Watson Jr. himself to build a premier European lab staffed by the brightest minds on the continent. “It turned out – not unexpectedly – that the new IBM laboratory in Zurich was an attractive proposal for young engineers looking for a position,” Speiser later wrote in the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. “Accordingly, it was not difficult to assemble a group of capable people.” Capable was an understatement. Far from IBM’s main research lab in New York, IBM Zurich grew into a scientific powerhouse in its own right, with two Nobel Prizes to its name and discoveries that helped pave the way for nanoscale semiconductors and electronics, as well as high-performance scientific computing. IBM’s close tie to ETH Zurich has been part of the winning formula. ETH supplied fresh talent to IBM, and sometimes the reverse, as seasoned researchers left IBM to teach at ETH, ensuring a steady exchange of ideas between academia and industry and applied science. The lab’s outsized reputation drew Alessandro Curioni, then a PhD student at Italy’s elite Scuola Normale Superiori in Pisa. He came as an intern to IBM Research Zurich, then a hotbed for computational
Mar 31, 2026 · via research.ibm.com
Google Quantum AI has issued a stark warning: quantum computers could potentially crack Bitcoin’s private keys in as little as 9 minutes, posing a direct threat to the cryptocurrency’s security. This alarming estimate, detailed in a recent whitepaper, marks a shift from theoretical risk to a more immediate concern as quantum technology advances. The paper outlines that breaking Bitcoin’s elliptic-curve cryptography may require only 1,200 to 1,450 logical qubits, translating to fewer than half a million physical qubits on a standard superconducting architecture. This is a sharp reduction from earlier, more speculative estimates, bringing the timeline for a viable threat closer than previously thought. For an “on-spend” attack—where part of the quantum algorithm is precomputed before a public key is exposed—the live attack window could shrink to 9 to 12 minutes, with a 41% chance of success within Bitcoin’s typical 10-minute block interval. This vulnerability isn’t abstract. The research highlights that roughly 1.7 million bitcoin—nearly 9% of the total supply—resides in old P2PK outputs with exposed public keys, making them prime targets for both at-rest and on-spend attacks. Even coins protected by hashed addresses remain at risk during transaction settlement when public mempool exposure occurs. Beyond Bitcoin, the implications ripple across the digital asset ecosystem. Ethereum, smart contracts, stablecoins, and tokenized real-world assets all face similar quantum threats through exposed keys, administrative multisig setups, and contract control paths. As digital systems increasingly intersect with traditional finance and payments, a single breached key at a critical moment could unleash significant damage. The cloud computing angle amplifies this danger. With platforms like Amazon Braket, IBM’s Quantum Platform, and Google’s own Quantum Computing Service already offering remote access to quantum hardware, the future delivery model for such technology could mirror today’s on-demand services. A cryptographically relevant quantum computer might not be a locked-away
Mar 31, 2026 · via thedeepdive.ca
Most people find quantum mechanics complicated and difficult to grasp. Add information theory—the math behind computing—into the mix, and it’s a real headache. But information theorists Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard argue that quantum information is something we should all be getting used to. It’s simple and beautiful, they contend, and it won’t stay relegated to the remote world of the subatomic for long. Soon, for instance, it could disappear all the money in our bank accounts if we don’t act fast. That’s because quantum computers based on the theory could one day break the cryptography that secures our Internet and our financial system. Bennett and Brassard recently received the A. M. Turing Award, which is bestowed annually by the Association for Computing Machinery. Named after the father of computing, Alan Turing, the award is often called the “Nobel Prize of Computing.” This year’s prize recognizes how the duo’s discoveries made quantum information relevant and inescapable. On supporting science journalism If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. Before their work, even experts considered the quantum world separate from our own. Quantum theory’s math worked, but its logic was different, they thought. When it came to computing, the fact that the microscopic world is quantum was a troublesome headache, something that needed to be sorted out. Everything would work better, scientists believed, if they could safely ignore its twisty rules. But rather than avoiding strange quantum phenomena such as superposition and entanglement, Bennett and Brassard embraced them. They found ways of inscribing uncrackable codes and transmitting microscopic states across huge distances that would be impossible with the classical computers Turing had envisioned.
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Quantum computing research earns professor prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award Yizhi You, an assistant physics professor, was named a Cottrell Scholar, which is bestowed on promising early-career academics studying chemistry, physics or astronomy. Since coming to Northeastern in 2022, Yizhi You has focused her research on a broad range of subjects within the realm of quantum many-body physics. This includes quantum computing, an emerging field that harnesses principles of quantum physics to create machines that can work faster than a traditional computer. You’s work has won her accolades like the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) which supports early-career faculty members who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education. Now, You has a new achievement. The Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), named You, an assistant physics professor at Northeastern, as one of the 24 recipients of this year’s prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award. This honor bestows promising early-career academics studying chemistry, physics or astronomy in the United States or Canada with research funding and networking opportunities. “This is an exceptional cohort of teacher‑scholars whose innovative work fuels discovery across the physical sciences,” Eric Isaacs, President & CEO of RCSA said in a statement of this year’s cohort. “Their insights and energy will strengthen a 600‑member network of researchers, leaders, and mentors dedicated to pushing the boundaries of knowledge while shaping the future of science and science teaching in the United States and Canada.” You received the award for a research proposal titled “A Route Map to Open Quantum Systems and Mixed States: Insights from Duality,” as part of which she and a team of postdocs will look at a concept in quantum computing called dissipation which is when a quantum system loses information due to its surrounding environment. You said that quantum computing
Mar 31, 2026 · via news.northeastern.edu
Quantum computing is moving from theory to practice, and a new whitepaper warns that major cryptocurrencies need to react much faster than they have so far. The study shows that once a powerful enough quantum computer exists, it could break the cryptography behind Bitcoin, Ethereum and other chains in minutes, putting both long‑dormant and active assets at risk. Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don't!) Google Quantum AI released a whitepaper, warning that around 2.3 million dormant, vulnerable BTC could become a multi‑billion‑dollar prize the moment a powerful quantum machine comes online. - Options Technology Introduces Quantum Computing Into Market Infrastructure Behind FX and CFDs - Banks Prepare for a Quantum Cypherpunk Future - Quantum Computing and Payment Security Simply, this new research says that once powerful quantum computers arrive, they will be able to “guess” some old Bitcoin keys fast enough to move coins that nobody can currently access, turning a huge pool of forgotten BTC into a prize for whoever gets the technology first. Google Quantum AI released a whitepaper warning that cracking 256-bit ECC, widely used in crypto wallets, requires fewer resources than expected. With under 500k physical qubits, it could be cracked in minutes. Google urged the industry to accelerate its migration to Post-Quantum… pic.twitter.com/DpdSPmYhYc — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) March 31, 2026 Dormant Bitcoin as a Quantum Time Bomb Technically, the paper estimates that a future “fast‑clock” quantum computer with fewer than 500,000 physical qubits could use Shor’s algorithm to break Bitcoin’s 256‑bit elliptic curve in about nine minutes from a primed state. That speed is comparable to Bitcoin’s average 10‑minute block time, meaning an attacker could potentially intercept some pending transactions and redirect funds before they confirm. Read more: Quantum Computing and Payment Security Google’s team showed, on
Mar 31, 2026 · via financemagnates.com
Theoretical discovery opens the door to building quantum computers with significantly reduced resources Quantum computers of the future may be closer to reality thanks to new research from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked start-up company. Theorists and experimentalists teamed up to develop a new approach for reducing the errors that riddle today's rudimentary quantum computers. Whereas these machines were previously thought to require millions of qubits to work properly (qubits being the quantum equivalent to 1's and 0's in classical computers), the new results indicate that a fully realized quantum computer could be built with as few as 10,000 to 20,000 qubits. The need for fewer qubits means that quantum computers could, in theory, be operational by the end of the decade. The team proposes a new quantum error-correction architecture that is significantly more efficient than previous approaches. Quantum error correction is a process by which extra, redundant qubits are introduced to correct errors, or faults, enabling the ultimate goal in the field: fault-tolerant quantum computing. The results exploit special properties of quantum computing platforms built out of neutral atoms, which serve as the qubits. Alternative platforms in development include superconducting circuits and trapped ions (ions are charged whereas neutral atoms are not). In a neutral atom system, laser beams known as optical tweezers are used to arrange atoms into qubit arrays. Manuel Endres, a professor of physics at Caltech, and his colleagues recently created the largest qubit array ever assembled, containing 6,100 trapped neutral atoms. "Unlike other quantum computing platforms, neutral atom qubits can be directly connected over large distances," Endres says. "Optical tweezers can shuttle one atom to the other end of the array and directly entangle it with another atom." This dynamic ability to move atoms is key to the researchers' ultra-efficient error-correction scheme, which they describe
Mar 31, 2026 · via caltech.edu
MicroCloud Hologram Inc. Develops FPGA-Based Hardware Abstraction Technology for Quantum Computing Systems Rhea-AI Summary MicroCloud Hologram (NASDAQ: HOLO) launched an FPGA-based hardware abstraction platform for quantum computing on March 31, 2026. The platform implements qubit state storage, phase-shift control, and probability measurement as FPGA logic using fixed-point vector storage, LUT/BRAM lookup tables, CORDIC rotation, and configurable precision trade-offs. HOLO positions this architecture as a lightweight, low-power abstraction layer for quantum algorithm acceleration, quantum control systems, and embedded quantum devices, emphasizing scalability and reduced FPGA resource consumption. Positive - Implements qubit state storage, phase control, and measurement in FPGA logic - Uses fixed-point vector storage to reduce FPGA resource consumption - Employs LUT/BRAM plus CORDIC to enable hardware-level phase-shift operations - Provides configurable precision/resource trade-offs for embedded use cases Negative - Architecture does not attempt full large-scale quantum system simulation - Design trades accuracy for resource efficiency via fixed-point quantization - Limited to single-qubit and small-scale multi-qubit operations in current form Market Reality Check Peers on Argus Peer moves are mixed: NEON up 0.78%, while WBX, LINK, DSWL, and ELTK are down between 1.29% and 7.28%. No peers appeared in the momentum scanner, pointing to stock-specific dynamics for HOLO. Historical Context | Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst | |---|---|---|---|---| | Mar 27 | 2025 results filing | Positive | -2.5% | Reported strong 2025 revenue growth and narrower net loss in Form 20-F. | | Mar 13 | Annual loss forecast | Negative | -1.8% | Guided to 2025 net loss driven by investment income fluctuations. | | Mar 04 | QRNN tech update | Positive | +5.1% | Announced hardware-efficient QRNN with superior prediction accuracy and large cash reserves. | | Feb 26 | Quantum AI simulator | Positive | -0.9% | Proposed hybrid CPU–FPGA quantum
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