New Microsoft quantum chip advances threat as Bitcoin reviews BIP360 for quantum resistance

Microsoft has introduced its Majorana 1 quantum chip amid continued discussion on Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360 (BIP-360), which outlines measures to protect against quantum threats. Microsoft&#...

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New Microsoft quantum chip advances threat as Bitcoin reviews BIP360 for quantum resistance

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Microsoft has introduced its Majorana 1 quantum chip amid continued discussion on Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360 (BIP-360), which outlines measures to protect against quantum threats. Microsoft’s new chip encodes quantum information using topological qubits based on Majorana zero modes that store data in nonlocal states, a design that reduces error susceptibility by requiring simultaneous interference […]