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Bitcoin’s quantum upgrade path: What BIP-360 changes and what it does not

Bitcoin’s BIP-360 introduces P2MR to reduce quantum risk. Here is what changes, what trade-offs come with it and what it does not fix.
Scientific American

Mathematicians make a breakthrough on 2,000-year-old problem of curves

Mathematicians just made a big leap forward on one of the field’s all-time favorite problems. Curves—squiggly lines through space, such as a comet’s trajectory or a stock market trend—are some of math ...
Forbes

Army Precision Strike Missile Joins Fight With Iran-But From Where?

Composite of two images released by CENTCOM showing M142 HIMARS launcher loaded with two-shot pod launching what appears to be a Precision Strike missile. The U.S. Army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) ...
IEEE

Design Space Exploration of a Unified FPGA Accelerator for Elliptic-Curve-Based Functions in Attribute-Based Encryption

Abstract: Attribute-based encryption (ABE) requires several elliptic-curve-based functions, including elliptic-curve scalar multiplication (ECSM), hashing to the curve, and pairing. Although these ...
The Hacker News

Demystifying Key Exchange: From Classical Elliptic Curve Cryptography to a Post-Quantum Future

In the digital world, the secure exchange of cryptographic keys is the foundation upon which all private communication is built. It's the initial, critical handshake that allows two parties, like a ...
IEEE

Optimized Authentication for WBANs Using Hyperelliptic Curve Cryptography in Cloud-Aided Medical Systems

Abstract: Wireless body area networks (WBANs) are one of the most essential technologies for today's electronic healthcare to achieve real-time monitoring and remote medical treatment in ...