Breaking Bitcoin: ECDSA vs XMSS Bitcoin relies on several algorithms to secure the coin from theft. Prominent among these is the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). An ECDSA ...

IBM’s quantum computer cracked a 6-bit ECC key—safe for now, but experts warn Bitcoin and Ethereum must prepare for quantum threats.

According to one of the world’s leading cryptographers, Bitcoin’s elliptic curve could have a secret backdoor, invalidating all underlying security.

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El Salvador, the world’s first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has moved to strengthen the security of its national cryptocurrency reserve amid growing concerns over the threat posed by ...

Bitcoin relies on several algorithms to secure the coin from theft. Prominent among these is the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). An ECDSA employs asymmetric encryption to ...

El Salvador has transferred its entire $678 million Bitcoin stash into 14 new wallet addresses as part of a measure to reduce ...

The Digital Signature Standard (DSS), issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), specifies suitable elliptic curves, the computation of key pairs, and digital signatures. [2] ...

The elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem (ECDLP) lies at the heart of modern public-key cryptography. It concerns the challenge of determining an unknown scalar multiplier given two points on ...