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QDC#11: Hot Quantum Summer
June 11, 2026
When we last wrote, we highlighted the algorithm that could break ECDSA with fewer than 500,000 physical qubits by the research team out of Google, Ethereum, and Stanford with the details hidden by a zero knowledge proof (ZKP).
Tick Tock Goes the ECDSA, April 2026
April 7, 2026
Two papers hit arXiv this last month that demand your attention. A new resource estimate for breaking 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography — co-authored by…
New Year, New Qubits: Practical Quantum is Knocking on Our Door, December 2025
December 31, 2025
Happy 2026! Overall, the quantum new year arrived more stable, in more than one way.
Counting Qubits, Not Calories: A November Harvest to Be Thankful For, Quantum Doom Clock, November 2025
December 3, 2025
This November, as we gather around virtual tables filled with cranberry sauce and quantum white papers, we pause not to lament the clock’s ticking but to give thanks for the quiet revolutions unfolding in dilution refrigerators and fab ovens around the world.
It's Getting Spooky: Quantum Doom Clock, Halloween edition, October 2025
October 30, 2025
This Halloween season we got a treat with concrete proof that quantum computers are not tricking us via an experiment using Einstein’s spooky action at a distance paradox.
Revisiting Silent Coercion
October 7, 2025
Resisting coercion in internet voting. We built nullification + hedgehog keys to detect & expose manipulation.
Quantum Capital Explodes, September 2025
September 15, 2025
The highlight this month is that the market is not just betting on quantum—it is pouring billions into it.
Don't "Neglecton" Quantum Architectures, August 2025
August 23, 2025
The highlight of this month is Fujitsu's official announcement of their 10,000-qubit quantum computer project, targeting completion by 2030.
Now Quantum States are Magical, July 2025
July 23, 2025
Quantum progress continues apace. From unconditional exponential speedups to 1,000x error reductions, the quantum computing industry is no longer…
The Quantum Threat Accelerates, June 2025
June 18, 2025
Just days after our May newsletter, the quantum threat timeline compressed dramatically.
Quantum Advantage Begins to Flower, May 2025
May 19, 2025
Quantum Advantage Emerges: Real-World Applications The belle of the ball this month has been D-Wave’s quantum supremacy announcement from March being backed up with a paper published in Science with Oak Ridge National Labs on April 30th.
Freezing the Quantum Doom Clock, April 2025
April 15, 2025
Stop the Clock! TL;DR: We launched post-quantum Quip smart accounts on Base! More chains are coming soon.
The Quantum Doom Clock is Ticking, March 2025
March 8, 2025
For many years, academics, tech founders, and Fortune 500 CEOs have often repeated that useful quantum computers are ten to twenty years away.
Worldcoin grant for xx network traffic anonymizer
February 9, 2024
Worldcoin foundation is funding a network traffic anonymization tool using the xx network mixnet, resistant to global passive adversaries.
MIT Bitcoin Expo 2023
April 24, 2023
This weekend was the #MITBitcoinExpo. Attendance was down from last year, but it was filled with interesting people and talks.
Repost: My Day as an Election Judge in the 2008 Election
October 9, 2020
Progress at Flow Pharma
March 10, 2019
On Defining Proof of Stake
December 18, 2018
The Elixxir Technical Brief
September 27, 2018
How blockchains can actually help elections
September 3, 2018
How secret is your secret ballot?
August 25, 2018
A return to blogging, on Steem!
July 22, 2018
Java CMYK HOWTO
November 24, 2008
How to extend the Java ColorSpace class to read and write CMYK images, with example code.