In r/CryptoMarkets and r/CryptoMarkets, a viral thread about Google-linked estimates for breaking Bitcoin keys triggers debate about realistic timelines and whether quantum breakthroughs would also undermine internet security, not just crypto.
Google says quantum computers could crack Bitcoin in 9 minutes. Here's what actually matters.
Google estimates fewer than 500,000 qubits in about 9 minutes, Caltech says maybe 10,000 qubits in 10 days.
Sounds terrifying until you remember today's quantum computers have maybe thousands of qubits, not hundreds of thousands.
But wouldn't this also crack every encryption out there and make nothing on the Internet secure anymore if they didn't adopt new encryption before then?
Why do people single out Crypto when talking about quantum?
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