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Google Touts 'Magic' Quantum Breakthrough as Bitcoin Q-Day Threat Looms

  • —Errors reduced 40-fold on Google's Willow quantum processor
  • —T-states reached a record 99.99% logical fidelity
  • —Google previously estimated breaking bitcoin's ECDSA needs under 500,000 qubits
  • —Roughly 6.9 million BTC could be exposed via revealed public keys
Why it matters: The breakthrough brings 'Q-Day' closer, pressuring the bitcoin community to adopt quantum-resistant cryptography before a real threat emerges.
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Source: Bitcoin.com
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