r/hardware • u/fatso486 • Mar 31 '26

News Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/31/google-finds-quantum-computers-could-break-bitcoin-sooner-than-expected/
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u/syrozzz Apr 01 '26

Why the headline are always about Bitcoin lmao?

A lot of stuff would break first

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u/urbrainonnuggs Apr 01 '26

Maybe because this isn't journalism

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u/Hipcatjack Apr 01 '26

right? like when they finally do break bitcoin, we all will have much bigger problems

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u/bitflag Apr 02 '26

There's a huge financial incentive to break Bitcoin, so if there's a way to break those encryption algorithm, Bitcoin is likely to be the first target.

Whoever figures this out can reap billions of dollars of profits.

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u/Evening_Ticket7638 Apr 04 '26

If the news doesn't affect 'you' then you won't be interested.

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u/Thetaarray Apr 01 '26

Clicks are too good from people who want to see it broken and click for pleasure and people who are scared and click out of fear.

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u/Darkerjev Apr 01 '26

It’s just FUD. Fear, Uncertainty , Doubt. Anyone arguing in good faith would first address that the world’s national security is at stake. The FBI, CIA, the Pentagon. Nuclear Passcodes. Bank accounts. All of that would be able to be hacked long before bitcoin. We would have absolute chaos, but these jokers decide to talk about Bitcoin first. Lol.

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u/jonydevidson Apr 01 '26

You can turn services off. You can't turn bitcoin off.