Several viral accounts claim a Google Quantum paper makes cracking crypto wallets and Bitcoin feasible in minutes, driving fear around quantum risk even as others question why crypto would be the priority target.
Google just released new research on Quantum risk in Blockchains.
GOOGLE JUST SHOWED THE WORLD HOW TO HACK EVERY CRYPTO WALLET!!!
GOOGLE JUST RELEASED A NEW QUANTUM ALGORITHM DESIGNED TO HACK CRYPTO PRIVATE KEYS.
LATEST: ⚡ Google warns quantum computers could expose more than $100 billion in Ethereum assets to attack.
I have the same q. Not discounting threat (that's a whole sep debate) but why would Google apply this research time/money on crypto vs something of way more societal consequence, like military defense systems, the global banking system or even private emails.
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