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Google quantum paper and 9 minute Bitcoin mempool attack fears

March 31, 2026The Block, Bitfinex, Crypto Crib

Nick ONeill and others amplify Googles quantum research as a near term threat to Bitcoin, while Bitfinex and others argue the modeled 9 minute attack is narrow and mostly affects long exposed public keys.

Google's new quantum research models a theoretical 9-minute mempool attack on exposed Bitcoin public keys.
Google's quantum team now says cracking Bitcoin may require less than 500K qubits‼️
A quantum researcher I was speaking to in DC was telling me we are only a couple years away from Quantum Computing cracking Bitcoin
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