Hackers have learned to manipulate smart contracts so they can engage in what are known as crypto “rug pulls” and make off with heavy profits. Rug Pulls Are Becoming Too Common According to a recent d...
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Quantum Computers Will Make Bitcoin Vulnerable in the Future, Researchers Say: Report
A team of quantum computing experts believes that the technology’s expanding capabilities will inevitably pose a threat to the security of Bitcoin (BTC). In a new report, The Independent highlights re...
Researchers Suggest Quantum Computers Only a Decade From Cracking Bitcoin
A Quantum Computing graduate student has calculated how large a quantum computer would need to be in order to crack Bitcoin’s secure cryptographic algorithm. Mark Webber and his colleagues from the I...
Bitcoin Could Be Hacked with Extremely Powerful Quantum Computers, British Researchers Say
Alex Dovbnya British researchers argue that hacking Bitcoin with quantum computers could be possible in the future Mark Webber, a quantum physicist at the University of Sussex, argues that breaking Bi...
Early Childhood Treatment Shows Promise To Overcome Peanut Allergy, Researchers Say
Topline Some children can overcome peanut allergy by consuming peanut protein powder in early childhood, according to a study published Thursday by the Lancet, offering new hope for preventing a poten...
Beijing Olympics App Could Expose Athletes’ Personal Data, Researchers Warn
Topline An app that athletes, spectators and media attending the Beijing Olympic Games must download and use for daily Covid-19 monitoring has security flaws that could expose users’ personal informat...