Will Quantum Computers Be Able to Crack Bitcoin? Company Announces Competition with 1 BTC Prize!

As quantum computing becomes more and more prevalent in our lives, quantum computing research company Project Eleven has launched a competition to see how big a threat quantum computing currently poses to Bitcoin (BTC).

Accordingly, Project Eleven announced that it will give a reward of 1 Bitcoin to the person who can break Bitcoins cryptography within a year.

Project Eleven named the Bitcoin prize to be given at the end of the competition as the “Q-Day Prize” and said that the aim of the prize is to test how big a threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin and to find quantum-proof solutions to secure Bitcoin in the long term.

More than 6 million Bitcoins worth an estimated $500 billion could be at risk if quantum computers are able to crack Bitcoins elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) keys, Project Eleven said.

Participants can register individually or as a team and have until April 5, 2026 to complete the task. The person or persons who win the prize will receive 1 Bitcoin.

We just launched the Q-Day Award.

1 BTC to the first team to crack a toy version of Bitcoins cryptography using a quantum computer.

Deadline: April 5, 2026 Mission: Protect 6 million BTC (over $500 billion)

Mission: Breaking the ECC key with a quantum computer.

Reward: 1 BTC + making history in cryptography.

This is just the beginning – If someone cracks a 5-bit key, it will be a turning point.

This is much smaller than BTCs 256-bit keys, but quantum computers will reach this size as well.