marketNovember 5, 2026
IBM, AMD and Oak Ridge Launch Platform for Quantum Error Correction
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, together with IBM and AMD, presented a platform that combines IBM's 120-qubit Nighthawk processor with the Umbra computing system using AMD Instinct MI355X accelerators.
The platform allows testing methods for detecting and correcting errors in quantum computing. The work supports a US Department of Energy program that aims to create a quantum system with 100 logical qubits capable of performing 100,000 complex operations by the end of 2028.
For someone who holds or exchanges cryptocurrency, the news has no direct effect: it concerns quantum computing rather than changes in how cryptocurrencies or exchange services operate.