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Elon Musk Poses Chilling Question: Can Quantum Computers Hack Bitcoin?

2025-08-03 18:42:43

Elon Musk Poses Chilling Question: Can Quantum Computers Hack Bitcoin?

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Elon Musk is raising new questions about Bitcoin’s long-term safety in the face of rapid advances in quantum computing. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO turned to his AI chatbot, Grok, to find out how likely it is that Bitcoin’s SHA-256 hashing algorithm could be cracked by powerful quantum machines. His question came just as IBM revealed major plans for its next-generation quantum system called Blue Jay, which is expected to reach 2,000 global qubits by 2033. Grok Predicts Low Risk, At Least For Now Ac...

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