What do the Gallic Wars and online shopping have in common? The answer, believe it or not, is cryptography. Cryptography is the cement of the digital world, but it also has a long history that ...

It might be only a matter of time before quantum computers crack the cryptography keys that support sensitive data and cryptocurrencies on blockchain networks. Now quantum software company Cambridge ...

Blockchain protocols preparing for the quantum computing threat should also consider how to quickly verify ownership on the ...

The most commonly talked about feature of blockchain is that it is decentralized, meaning that there is no single organization or individual in control of all the information. In 2017, as blockchain ...

Zama SAS, an open-source cryptography startup focused on building fully homomorphic encryption or FHE to protect privacy in blockchain and artificial intelligence applications, said today it has ...

Timelines for the emergence of quantum computers may be fuzzy, but the threat they pose to the vaunted security of blockchain technology is profoundly real. Originally popular as fail-safe security ...

Blockchain has the potential to improve encryption and authentication, and that could be good news for IoT security and DDoS protection. Blockchain is a decentralized, distributed electronic ledger ...

If blockchain technology is to reach true mass adoption, it will have to become cheaper and more efficient. Low transaction throughput on some of the most popular blockchains, most notably Ethereum, ...

Algorand founder Silvio Micali is one of the most preeminent mathematicians and computer scientists of the last 50 years. Father to many of the key components of any functioning blockchain, his ...

Here's everything you need to know about the technology powering the bitcoin cryptocurrency today and, soon, a myriad of services that will change your life. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...