JPMorgan, Toshiba, Ciena find new way to protect blockchain with quantum network


FILE PHOTO A sign outside JP Morgan Chase amp Co. offices is seen in New York City U.S. March 29 2021.  REUTERSBrendan McDermidFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A sign outside JP Morgan Chase & Co. offices is seen in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A team of quantum computing engineers from JPMorgan Chase & Co, Toshiba Corp and Ciena Corp say they have successfully shown that a powerful, newly-developed encryption network can be used to protect communications on the blockchain, according to a paper published Thursday.

The group of researchers say it is the first time that a quantum key distribution (QKD) network, a super-secure two-way communication network powered by quantum physics, has been tested as a way to protect the blockchain from quantum computing attacks.

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