Is Bitcoin At Risk? What Google’s New Quantum Chip Means

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On December 9, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai revealed “Willow,” a quantum computing chip that he claims represents a pivotal milestone in the quest for scalable quantum systems —raising immediate questions about its implications for Bitcoin’s long-term cryptographic security. While quantum computing has long promised breakthroughs, Willow’s reported ability to dramatically reduce error rates and handle previously unmanageable computational tasks has re-ignited debate over its implications for crypt...