Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

Researchers from quantum software startup QPerfect and cryptographic infrastructure firm BTQ Technologies have published a joint preprint on arXiv detailing the first concrete, circuit-level implementation of a One-Shot Signature (OSS) scheme. The breakthrough bridges the gap between abstract cryptographic theory and executable quantum circuits, providing explicit logical resource estimates and structural parameter matrices. The architecture operates within a "local quantum cryptography" framework, a hybrid model that requires no quantum internet. All network communication between external nodes remains entirely classical, while the cryptographic keys are physically bound to a fragile, uncloneable local quantum state that self-destructs upon measurement, enforcing strict single-use execution. [...]

Quantum networking and security developer BTQ Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BTQ | CBOE CA: BTQ) has received final regulatory approval from the French Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) authorities to complete the absolute acquisition of quantum software specialist QPerfect SAS. The cross-border clearance, issued by the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance, enforces strict sovereign mandates to protect local intellectual property. These constraints require QPerfect to maintain its registered headquarters on the campus of the European Center for Quantum Sciences (CESQ) in Strasbourg, France, appoint a native French corporate officer, and guarantee the absolute continuity of domestic research and development operations. [ [...]

The Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) at the National Security Agency (NSA), in coordination with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Office (ARO), has announced the launch of the Quantum Ecosystem Advancement, Growth & Leadership (QuantumEAGLe) initiative. Formulated in response to the latest Presidential Quantum Executive Order, the defense program establishes an inter-agency framework to accelerate the domestic manufacturing base for quantum systems. The Army Contracting Command has formally published the QuantumEAGLe Special Notice on the federal procurement registry SAM.gov, signaling the deployment of flexible contracting authorities to directly align dual-use military and intelligence research vectors with [...]

Superconducting hardware manufacturer IQM Quantum Computers has finalized its definitive business combination with special purpose acquisition company Real Asset Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: RAAQ). The cross-border transaction, structured as a merger into an indirect wholly owned subsidiary with IQM surviving as the parent public entity, was formally executed following shareholder authorization during an extraordinary general meeting on June 25, 2026. Trading of IQM’s American Depositary Shares (ADSs)—with each ADS representing one ordinary share in the hardware firm—and its newly assumed public warrants is scheduled to commence on the Global Select Market of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on July 2, 2026, under [...]

Crédit Agricole CIB, the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, has finalized a strategic production partnership with neutral atom hardware developer Pasqal to transition capital markets workflows from exploratory research into operational industrialization. Building upon an initial exploratory collaboration established in 2019, the joint multi-year roadmap is structured to integrate quantum processing units natively into daily operational banking processes by 2028. The initiative follows successful pilot validations begun in 2021, where the co-development team mapped out quantum algorithmic alternatives for managing counterparty credit default risk measurements and systemic portfolio optimizations. [ Three-Tiered Operational Phase Grid ] Enhanced Classical [...]

Neutral-atom quantum hardware manufacturer Pasqal has finalized the public filing of its joint Form F-4 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with its proposed business combination with special purpose acquisition company Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: BBCQ). The cross-border transaction values the French quantum hardware developer at a pre-money equity valuation of $2.0 billion USD and is structured to deliver approximately $500 million USD in gross proceeds to the combined entity, assuming no shareholder redemptions and including the closing of its concurrent convertible financing. Upon regulatory enforcement and formal shareholder clearance, the unified company will [...]

The European Commission has officially funded the launch of the European Quantum Academy (EQA), establishing a centralized pan-European coordination body dedicated to quantum technology education, professional upskilling, and workforce development. Managed as an infrastructure element of the broader Quantum Flagship initiative, the project operates under a total gross budget of €19.8 million ($22.6 million USD), anchored by a direct €9.9 million ($11.3 million USD) grant agreement signed by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) under the Digital Europe Programme's Advanced Digital Skills call. The EQA unifies more than 70 partner institutions and over 100 affiliated organizations across the continent. [...]

StarkWare has released a multi-phase post-quantum (PQ) cryptographic roadmap for the Starknet Layer-2 network to transition its core primitives away from quantum-vulnerable assumptions. Because Starknet’s fundamental STARK proof system relies on collision-resistant hash functions rather than elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC) arithmetic, its underlying proving layer is natively insulated from the specific quantum vulnerabilities that affect the settlement infrastructures of alternative blockchain networks. Furthermore, Starknet utilizes native account abstraction, which enables the implementation of quantum-resistant signature schemes at the contract layer without necessitating breaking protocol changes at the core consensus layer. The engineering strategy is split into discrete implementation blocks to systematically secure [...]

Chinese quantum computing developer SpinQ has finalized a RMB 1 billion (~$147 million USD) Series D financing round. This latest transaction brings the Shenzhen-based company's total capital raised over a six-month window to RMB 2 billion, following a sequence of intensive private funding injections that mirror a broader consolidation trend across China's domestic quantum computing industrial sector. Backed by a diverse coalition of sovereign, financial, and industrial investment platforms—including CICC Capital, Shenzhen TopoScend Capital, Shanghai Semiconductor Industry Investment, AVIC Honghua, and Shanghai SEARI Private Equity Investment Management—the fresh capital will be directed toward full-stack engineering of fault-tolerant general-purpose quantum computers, upgrading [...]

Photonic hardware engineer QuiX Quantum has published a comprehensive hardware blueprint detailing Dedalo, a new full-stack system architecture designed to achieve universal, fault-tolerant photonic quantum computing. The roadmap targets the foundational physical bottleneck of optical quantum configurations—photon loss—by transitioning from raw probabilistic physical states to error-corrected logical qubits managed natively at room temperature. By utilizing Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible silicon nitride (Si3​N4​) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) alongside standard telecommunications fibers, the system architecture establishes a modular, plug-and-play coprocessing footprint engineered for direct installation into standard 19-inch high-performance computing (HPC) server racks. ┌──► Pseudo-Deterministic Photon Generator (SFWM micro-rings & FFCU switches) [ Dedalo [...]