Google reports 40-fold lower magic-state errors on Willow. The experiment advances quantum hardware, while Bitcoin's migration decisions remain unresolved.
Coinbase calls for early Bitcoin quantum-security work, outlining flexible addresses and staged migration while saying it custodies about 5% of all BTC.
StarkWare says an AI-assisted contest cut the estimated GPU cost of its quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction to $67. The faster code has not yet produced another mined transaction.
A volunteer Bitcoin Red Team says its AI-assisted review scanned 150 repositories and made more than a dozen vulnerability disclosures, without naming affected projects or reporting new thefts.
Coinbase said it is building quantum-safe custody tools and will co-host an August working session with Stanford and Bitcoin developers as the industry prepares for a future cryptography transition.
Galaxy launched a $5 million Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative, putting grant funding and a new advisory council behind work to prepare Bitcoin for post-quantum cryptography.
Two Texas brothers admitted using guns and zip ties to force a Minnesota family to transfer more than $8 million in cryptocurrency.