// Hacker Noon · 20 April 2026

The Quantum Clock Is Ticking — But Crypto Has More Time Than the Headlines Suggest

A new Caltech paper just collapsed the qubit estimates needed to break Bitcoin from hundreds of thousands to ~10,000. The gap between today's best machines (1,500 qubits) and the threat threshold is closing fast — but Q-Day is still realistically 9–16 years out. The real risk is now: $718B in BTC si...

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