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Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough

CoinDesk · Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:30:00 GMT

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Google reports Willow chip error reduction relevant to quantum risk for Satoshi-era bitcoin

Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer errors, reducing one hardware bottleneck behind any future attempt to crack bitcoin wallets.

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