Quantum computing firm dangles $22,500 Bitcoin prize — all you have to do is uncover a private key hidden inside a quantum-optimized problem

BlueQubit has launched the Quantum Advantage Challenge, offering a 0.25 BTC prize to prove quantum advantage in solving a real-world cryptography problem. The challenge involves finding a hidden bitstring in a 256 search space, a task quantum computers can do in hours compared to years for classical supercomputers. The problem is designed around peaked circuits, with a verification protocol that doesn't require exponential classical computation. Success by a classical computer would disprove BlueQubit's claims of Quantum Advantage.