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Researcher wins 1 bitcoin bounty for 'largest quantum attack' on underlying tech
Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli broke a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware, 512 times larger than the previous public demonstration in September 2025.
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April 24, 2026· 1 min read

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Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli broke a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware, 512 times larger than the previous public demonstration in September 2025.
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Researcher wins 1 bitcoin bounty for 'largest quantum attack' on underlying tech
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