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Google’s 2029 Quantum Deadline Puts Bitcoin Developers On Hot Seat

The question worth asking: Is Bitcoin actually at risk or just early in a transition cycle that has years to play out?

What Google Actually Said

“By doing this, we hope to provide the clarity and urgency needed to accelerate digital transitions not only for Google, but also across the industry.”

Why Quantum Computing Matters for Crypto

Classical computers solve mathematical problems sequentially. Quantum computers exploit principles of superposition and entanglement to process multiple solutions simultaneously, making certain problems exponentially easier to solve.

SHA-256, the hashing algorithm used in Bitcoin’s proof-of-work, faces a different and lesser threat via Grover’s algorithm, which…

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