Researcher wins 1 bitcoin (BTC) for largest quantum attack on elliptic curve yet
For years, quantum attacks on Bitcoin have been considered a problem of tomorrow, only becoming less theoretical. Quantum security startup Project Eleven says it has been awarded 1 Bitcoin Bitcoin$77,674.05 Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli won a Q-Day Award on Friday after cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware, deriving a private…