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

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By Shaurya Malwa
10/17/2026, 2:30:00 AM
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Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough
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Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer errors, reducing one of the hardware bottlenecks behind any future attempt to crack bitcoin wallets.

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

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

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