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Claude finds quantum computation method in 53 hours, cuts operations to one-seventeenth

Anthropic\'s AI model Claude autonomously designed eight types of quantum computing procedures and reduced required qubits and operation counts in seven of them compared with existing optimal designs. Some designs improved resource efficiency by more than 10 times. The work focused on point addition used repeatedly in elliptic-curve cryptography, which underpins transaction signatures for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Anthropic said it did not attack cryptocurrencies or estimate the total quantum computer size needed to break them.

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Google quantum chip Willow cuts computation errors 40-fold, but bitcoin security threat still distant

Google succeeds in cutting errors in “magic state,” a key resource for quantum computing, to about one-fortieth of the previous level. Its Quantum AI team reports achieving 99.99% logical accuracy using its Willow processor, but the performance remains far from levels needed to crack bitcoin or RSA-2048 encryption. Researchers cite a wide gap in required accuracy and note that Willow has 105 physical qubits, far below estimates for such attacks.

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Bunker mode debate grows over AI-driven crypto threats

A debate is spreading in the cryptocurrency industry over so-called “bunker mode,” a strategy of moving assets to new addresses to protect them as concerns grow that artificial intelligence could undermine existing cryptography. There is still no evidence that AI has broken cryptographic systems, and some warn that hasty transfers could increase security risks through mistakes or scams. Experts also say the impact would extend beyond wallets to blockchain infrastructure and consensus mechanisms.