Bitcoin Threat Timeline Shrinks: Google Says Quantum Attack May Be 20x Easier

Google Breakthrough: #NEW research shows RSA encryption can be cracked using 20x fewer qubits than previously estimated.

🔹Bitcoin Impact:Bitcoin relies on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), which could face similar vulnerabilities.

🔹Reduced Requirements:Cracking a 2048-bit RSA key may require under 1 million noisy qubits and take less than a week—versus 20 million qubits in 2019 estimates

🔹Tech Improvements: Advances stem from optimized algorithms, improved error correction, and “magic state distillation.”

🔹Hardware Catch-Up: Today’s best quantum computers have ~1,100 qubits; Google's attack model requires far more running continuously.

Crypto Community Reacts:

🔹Solana has introduced quantum-resistant vaults.

🔹Vitalik Buterin proposes Ethereum could fork if quantum threats intensify.

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Global Impact: Threats extend to banking, government IDs, and encrypted internet traffic.

Urgency Grows:

🔹NIST’s 2030+ quantum-safe migration timeline may

🔹now be too slow given Google's findings.