Bankless, Ryan Sean Adams, and others amplify a Google paper warning that quantum progress could shrink the timeline to breaking ECC, pushing crypto holders to prepare for post quantum upgrades now.
Google just told crypto to get quantum-ready by 2029.
From 1 billion to 10k qubits to crack ECC-256 in 15 years.
"the safest course of action for the cryptocurrency community is to begin preparing itself against quantum attacks immediately." - Google paper (March 30, 2026)
A quantum researcher I was speaking to in DC was telling me we are only a couple years away from Quantum Computing cracking Bitcoin
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says Bitcoin’s quantum threat “needs to be solved soon,” as he pushes for upgrades to make BTC quantum-resistant.
Google says they designed quantum circuits that could break ECC in a few minutes with 500,000 physical qubits: a 20-fold reduction from previous work.
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