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Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key
Project Eleven awarded 1 BTC to an Italian researcher after a public quantum computer breaks a 15-bit elliptic curve key, the largest public demonstration of its kind to date.
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Overview
Project Eleven awarded 1 BTC to an Italian researcher after a public quantum computer breaks a 15-bit elliptic curve key, the largest public demonstration of its kind to date.
Score total
1.67
Momentum 24h
5
Posts
5
Origins
3
Source types
2
Duplicate ratio
40%
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- Continuity stage: broad_confirmed.
- Current status: open.
- 5 current source-linked posts are attached to this storyline.
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Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key
Decrypt · decrypt.co · 2026-04-24 15:24 UTC
Researcher wins 1 bitcoin bounty for 'largest quantum attack' on underlying tech
CoinDesk · coindesk.com · 2026-04-24 15:14 UTC
Researcher breaks 15-bit elliptic curve key in ‘largest quantum attack,’ wins 1 bitcoin bounty from Project Eleven
the_block_crypto · theblock.co · 2026-04-24 13:04 UTC
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