News with the tag "cryptography"

Naoris has launched a $120,000 bounty program to test the strength of key blockchain encryption algorithms, including secp256k1 and Ed25519, to enhance digital security and prepare for quantum-resistant standards.

Jameson Lopp proposes a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) to integrate post-quantum cryptography (PQC) into Bitcoin, addressing the potential threat posed by quantum computing to the network's security.