The Ethereum Foundation has created a dedicated post-quantum team as it accelerates defenses against future quantum computing threats to blockchain security. Senior researcher Justin Drake said on Saturday that leadership elevated post-quantum security to a top strategic priority after years of quiet internal research. The foundation appointed cryptographic engineer Thomas Coratger to lead the effort,...

The Japanese conglomerate is exploring a further investment as part of the startup’s efforts to raise up to $100 billion. 

Users of Meta's WhatsApp messenger looking to simplify the process of protecting themselves are in luck, as the company is rolling out a new feature that combines multiple security settings under a single, toggleable option.  Strict Account Settings is what Meta is calling the new lockdown mode built into its WhatsApp encrypted-by-default messenger. Found under...