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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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April 24, 2026· 1 min read
Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key

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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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Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key

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