Even if quantum machines capable of breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography are decades away, the work required to update software, ...

Charles Edwards warns that quantum computing could depress Bitcoin price below $50,000 if the network does not address ...

A single, long-dormant string of code, hidden deep within the original Bitcoin stack, can introduce a suite of new functionality that could potentially see the Bitcoin network rival Ethereum in terms ...

The Bitcoin network's OP_CAT upgrade has sparked new interest in building apps on Bitcoin, as it may reintroduce functionality that Satoshi Nakamoto removed in 2010. At the Bitcoin2024 event, Bioniq ...

Bitcoin's core infrastructure is continually being re-engineered with each Bitcoin blockchain upgrade. Consequently, these upgrades alter how Bitcoin is traded and how it moves throughout the market.

However, Michael Saylor, the pioneer of BTC corporate treasury, doesn’t share a similar urgency. In fact, he recently noted that quantum computing will “harden BTC,” not break it.

In mid-April of this year, Bitcoin will undergo its most recent halving event, meaning a 50% reduction in rewards for miners. Generally speaking, this event is seen as bullish for bitcoin, and the ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct a quote from Bitdeer CSO Haris Basit that was mistakenly attributed to another executive. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners are increasingly turning to ...

Bitcoin developers say the shift to post-quantum security could take five to ten years, driven less by technological limits and more by its slow, consensus-base ...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) technologist Jameson Lopp said on Sunday that upgrading the network to post-quantum standards could take up to a decade. No Immediate Threat But… Lopp, Chief Security Officer at ...

Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade is (basically) a shoe-in as Bitcoin stakeholders figure out the best way to bring it online. Digital signatures are created from the private keys that control bitcoin wallets ...