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A European Commission proposal could create one of Europe’s largest privacy and national-security risks in decades. techletters.substack.com/p/the-european… Through DMA enforcement, it may compel Google to hand over sensitive search data about millions of Europeans to third parties, including entities that could be used as fronts by hostile actors. The privacy risk is serious. The national-security risk is real.

The growing concern around quantum computing and its potential to compromise current cryptographic systems is no longer theoretical. A recent report highlighted in AMB Crypto underscores this urgency, showing how experimental quantum tests have already succeeded in breaking elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) keys under controlled conditions—an alarming signal for the long-term security of systems such as Bitcoin. Read the full article here: 🔗 ambcrypto.com/quantum-test-b… This development directly reinforces the strategic direction taken by SEALSQ, which has been actively working on post-quantum cryptographic solutions designed to withstand precisely these types of threats. As previously highlighted in multiple analyses and industry discussions, SEALSQ’s approach is not reactive but anticipatory—focused on integrating quantum-resistant algorithms such as CRYSTALS-Kyber into hardware-level security architectures, particularly for IoT devices and blockchain applications. The implications for Bitcoin and similar blockchain networks are significant. While current systems rely heavily on ECC for wallet security and transaction validation, the emergence of sufficiently powerful quantum computers could enable attackers to derive private keys from public keys, effectively compromising digital assets. Although this risk is not immediate, the window for proactive migration to quantum-resistant infrastructure is narrowing. SEALSQ has consistently positioned itself at the forefront of this transition. Its work on memory-efficient implementations of post-quantum algorithms tailored for embedded systems demonstrates a clear understanding of the practical constraints facing real-world deployments. This is particularly relevant for the crypto ecosystem, where scalability, energy efficiency, and backward compatibility are critical factors. In this context, the AMB Crypto article serves as an external validation of SEALSQ’s long-standing thesis: that the cryptographic foundations of today’s digital economy must evolve now to remain secure in a post-quantum future.