Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key

Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key

Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key Price data byDecryptNewsTechnologyBitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified KeyProject Eleven awarded 1 BTC to an Italian researcher after a public quantum computer breaks a 15-bit elliptic curve key, the largest public demonstration of its kind to date.By Jason NelsonEdited by Andrew HaywardApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20264 min readQuantum computing. Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Project Eleven awarded 1 Bitcoin to researcher Giancarlo Lelli for cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key using public quantum hardware. The demonstration is the largest public quantum attack on elliptic curve cryptography to date, though far from Bitcoin’s 256-bit keys. Project Eleven CEO Al

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