Alphabet Builds In-House Memory Chips and Coinbase Defends Bitcoin Against Quantum Threat
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pledged personal oversight of cryptography research and formed a Quantum Advisory Council to shield Bitcoin from quantum attacks that could crack its encryption in under nine minutes by 2029. Alphabet is building its own memory chips to boost AI training capacity and reduce reliance on Micron.
1. Coinbase's Quantum Advisory Council
Brian Armstrong has taken direct charge of Coinbase’s post-quantum cryptography efforts and assembled a Quantum Advisory Council to work with Bitcoin Core developers. This initiative addresses findings from Google Quantum AI and Caltech indicating a quantum computer could break Bitcoin’s encryption in under nine minutes, nearing the network’s 10-minute block confirmation window.
2. Alphabet’s In-House AI Memory Initiative
Alphabet is developing proprietary high-capacity memory chips to mitigate AI training bottlenecks and lessen dependence on Micron as a supplier. By integrating custom memory solutions, Alphabet aims to secure stable bandwidth and supply for large-scale model training operations.