What do the Gallic Wars and online shopping have in common? The answer, believe it or not, is cryptography. Cryptography is the cement of the digital world, but it also has a long history that ...

It might be only a matter of time before quantum computers crack the cryptography keys that support sensitive data and cryptocurrencies on blockchain networks. Now quantum software company Cambridge ...

The most commonly talked about feature of blockchain is that it is decentralized, meaning that there is no single organization or individual in control of all the information. In 2017, as blockchain ...

Zama SAS, an open-source cryptography startup focused on building fully homomorphic encryption or FHE to protect privacy in blockchain and artificial intelligence applications, said today it has ...

Learn what blockchain is, how blockchain technology works and why it matters. Understand decentralised networks, security ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Andres Almiray, a serial open-source ...

If blockchain technology is to reach true mass adoption, it will have to become cheaper and more efficient. Low transaction throughput on some of the most popular blockchains, most notably Ethereum, ...

Blockchain has the potential to improve encryption and authentication, and that could be good news for IoT security and DDoS protection. Blockchain is a decentralized, distributed electronic ledger ...

Algorand founder Silvio Micali is one of the most preeminent mathematicians and computer scientists of the last 50 years. Father to many of the key components of any functioning blockchain, his ...

"Can you say anything about incentives in Algorand?" That question was directed to Silvio Micali, an MIT professor who had just delivered a keynote on his theoretical proof-of-stake (PoS) system at ...