Bitcoin quantum threat is real and closer than it looks, says Nobel physicist

Former Google quantum hardware leader and winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. John Martinis, warns that breaking encryption will be among the earliest uses of quantum...

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Bitcoin quantum threat is real and closer than it looks, says Nobel physicist

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