Tagged: quantum computing

QSafe Wallet Designed For Quantum Era

Quranium, a provider of quantum-secure blockchain infrastructure, has launched QSafe Wallet, a crypto wallet designed to protect digital assets in the quantum era. Built with SLHDSA and ML-KEM, two post-quantum cryptographic algorithms selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), QSafe offers quantum-resilient… Read More

Web3 Thoughts of the Week: AI Energy Hypocrites, Quantum/BTC Threat, and Inflation

From AI energy hypocrisy to predicting future Fed movement and serious risks to Bitcoin from quantum computing, Web3 minds had plenty to share over the past few weeks. Those burning more energy on AI once panned crypto miners “Big tech can’t keep up with the… Read More

Quantum Computing Brings Challenges, Opportunities for Investors and Entrepreneurs

Quantum technology is in an interesting period. It’s being discussed more often, but outside of some tech circles, it’s not well understood. What is quantum technology, where is it right now, and where is it headed? Is its future dominance of society guaranteed? Anders Indset… Read More

Author and VC Tal Elyashiv on the Coming Quantum Revolution

Over his 30-plus years in business and venture capital, Tal Elyashiv has learned how to spot important trends, and he believes we’re in the early stages of a Quantum Revolution that will change the world. Elyashiv explains why in Investing in Revolutions, which is interesting… Read More

Bitcoin (BTC) Faces Quantum Threat: Industry Professionals Debate Potential Hard Fork Solution

Recently, a private gathering under Chatham House rules gathered industry professionals in order to tackle a looming threat to Bitcoin: quantum computing. Fred Krueger, a prominent figure in the crypto space, shared key insights from the discussion on X, highlighting the urgent need for Bitcoin… Read More

Quranium Debuts Quantum-Focused Testnet

Quranium, an infrastructure built to incorporate quantum security, AI-native intelligence, and blockchain trust, has launched its testnet. The Convergence Layer combines: Quantum security: Uncrackable by quantum computers, using NIST-approved SLHDSA signatures and ML-KEM encryption. AI-native design: On-chain autonomous agents that audit, deploy, govern, and evolve… Read More

BlackRock Issues Warning About Future of Bitcoin in Updated iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) Filing

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), the world’s leading asset manager, recently issued a notable warning about the future of Bitcoin in its updated iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) filing, submitted in early May 2025. The firm, overseeing assets worth more than $11.6 trillion—greater than the combined GDP of… Read More

China’s $138B High-Tech Fund to Target AI, Quantum Computing, Other Deep Tech Opportunities – Report

PitchBook noted that China’s latest move to bolster its technological capabilities has arrived in the form of a 1 trillion yuan (approximately $138 billion) high-tech fund, unveiled during the 2025 Two Sessions. The report from PitchBook added that this state-backed venture capital (VC) initiative targets… Read More

QuEra Computing Reports $230M Financing to Enable Quantum Computing Advancements

QuEra Computing, the firm focused on neutral-atom quantum computing,  announced it has completed a financing of more than $230 million. The funds will be used to accelerate the development and production of large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, “reinforcing the company’s position at the forefront of quantum… Read More

Quantum Technology May Enhance Data Security via Advanced Cryptography – Report

Juniper Research noted in a report that quantum technology is poised to enhance the way we work, enabling faster computation of complex problems and the development of innovative applications such as advanced sensing and detection. Juniper Research explained that one of the key benefits of… Read More

Quantum Computing: Italian VC Operator CDP Venture Capital Invests in Multiverse Computing

Multiverse Computing, a firm focused on value-based quantum and quantum-inspired AI software solutions, announced an investment from the Italian investor in venture capital CDP Venture Capital Sgr, as part of the firm’s Series A round. The investment was carried out via compartments of the Corporate… Read More

JPMorgan Chase, Argonne National Laboratory, Quantinuum Demonstrate Theoretical Quantum Speedup with Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm

In a new paper in Science Advances on May 29, researchers at JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM),  the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Quantinuum have demonstrated clear evidence of “a quantum algorithmic speedup for the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA).” This algorithm… Read More

Honeywell Announces $300M Equity Fundraise for Quantinuum, the Quantum Computing Firm

Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced the closing of a $300 million equity fundraise for Quantinuum, the integrated quantum computing company, at a pre-money valuation of $5 billion. The investment round is anchored by Quantinuum’s strategic partner JPMorgan Chase, with additional participation from Mitsui & Co., Amgen… Read More

Quantum Tech: Multiverse Computing and Moody’s Analytics to Introduce SaaS Platform Providing Marketplace for Quantum-based Solutions

Multiverse Computing, a firm focused on value-based quantum computing solutions, and Moody’s Analytics, a global integrated risk assessment firm, are combining quantum algorithm expertise with leadership in risk management “to launch the QFStudio platform, an easy-to-use Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that provides a… Read More

UBS, CERN, Swiss Govt, GESDA to Leverage Quantum Computing to Attain UN SGDs

UBS (NYSE:UBS) is partnering with the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Foundation (GESDA), CERN, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and Swiss higher-education institutions ETH Zurich and EPFL to create the Open Quantum Institute (OQI), which is being launched today in Geneva. Through science… Read More

Accenture Invests in Aliro Quantum to Support Secure Quantum Networks

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced an investment through Accenture Ventures in Aliro Quantum, a provider of multi-purpose, end-to-end entanglement-based secure quantum networks. The investment will help Accenture and Aliro equip clients “with secure quantum networks that establish safe and secure data and communications.” Quantum computing uses… Read More

Nanofiber Quantum Technologies Secures $8.5m in Funding for Quantum Computing Advancement

Nanofiber Quantum Technologies Inc. (NanoQT) announced a successful $8.5 million fundraising round, anchored by  global venture capital firms. The round was backed by US’s Phoenix Venture Partners (PvP) and Japan’s JAFCO Group Co Ltd, SPARX Group Co Ltd, Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc. (KII), and Waseda… Read More

Quantum Computing: Q-CTRL Announces New Investment from Morpheus Ventures to Series B with Total of $54M Raised

Q-CTRL, a global firm focused on developing useful quantum technologies through quantum control infrastructure software, announced the addition of Morpheus Ventures as a new investor in their record-setting Series B funding round, which has raised $54 million USD. Morpheus Ventures, “known for its expertise in… Read More

Quantum Computers: Toshiba Digital Solutions, Classiq to Work on Gate-based Quantum Computing

Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation and Classiq Technologies Ltd. signed a technology collaboration agreement in the gate-based quantum computing. Quantum computers are next-generation technologies “that have the potential to efficiently solve problems that conventional computers could not solve or take a very long time to solve… Read More

Quantum Computers: HSBC, Quantinuum Explore Use-Cases of Quantum Computing in Financial Services

Quantinuum, which claims to be one of the world’s largest quantum computing companies, and HSBC are pleased “to announce a series of exploratory projects that exploit the potential near- and long-term benefits of quantum computing for banking with specific projects in cybersecurity, fraud detection, and… Read More

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