Elias Rennik
A tech analyst and long-form writer focused on emerging tech and digital security, Elias stands out with his data-driven approach and willingness to challenge conventional narratives. He specializes in turning complex topics into engaging stories that inform and provoke thought.
IBM’s Trillion-Dollar Quantum Forecast Comes With Fine Print
Arvind Krishna went on CNBC this week and gave quantum computing a price tag. IBM’s CEO said the technology will...
Post-Quantum Cryptography Is Ready. The Hard Part Is Moving
Most warnings about quantum computers breaking encryption come from companies selling the fix. The latest one comes from the very...
The Proposal to Freeze What Bitcoin Was Built Never to Freeze
Changpeng Zhao wants Bitcoin to freeze coins on a chain engineered so that nobody, not even its creators, can freeze...
An AI Found Real Cryptographic Weaknesses. None of Them Break Your Bank Yet
Anthropic says one of its AI models has done something no AI could do a year ago. It found genuine...
Quantum-Proofing Crypto Without Moving a Coin, and What That Requires
Blockchain security firm AmericanFortress has published a technical paper proposing a way to protect existing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana wallets...
Hong Kong’s Banks Are Watching the Quantum Clock. Few Are Racing It
No bank in Hong Kong has been broken by a quantum computer, because no quantum computer can yet do the...
Neutral-Atom Researchers Just Raised the Bar on What Counts as a Quantum Win
For years, every quantum company published its own roadmap. This one’s different, because it belongs to the whole field, and...
The Quantum Advantage Argument Just Changed Currency, From Speed to Watts
For a decade the quantum advantage debate has been an argument about time. Can the machine solve a problem faster...
PsiQuantum Is Betting on the Finish Line While Everyone Else Counts Mile Markers
Most quantum computing companies sell you progress in increments. A better chip, a longer coherence time, a paper with the...
Your Fault-Tolerance Numbers Might Be Off by 10x, and the Simulator Won’t Say So
Here’s an uncomfortable possibility for anyone building a fault-tolerant quantum computer. The simulation telling you you’re below threshold might be...