Daily Summary2026-09-11
Stories clustered across sources, with day-to-day continuity and threading.
The Quantum Maths Got Cheaper
Researchers competing in a public challenge run through Eigen Labs' ecdsa.fail tool halved the quantum resource benchmark for a key operation in attacking Bitcoin and Ethereum signatures, per The Block, with Decrypt reporting that AI agents were among the competitors driving the reduction and citing an ~86% cumulative cost cut over roughly two months. StarkWare co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson argued the pace of improvement means published quantum-safety timelines need shortening. The optimisations reduce the theoretical requirements; no machine capable of running the attack exists.
Coinbase Courts the Opposition
Coinbase and Moov partner to bring stablecoin payment rails to US community banks and credit unions, announced days before the CLARITY Senate vote.