Analyst warns of 'smaller' gap after Google's quantum breakthrough

Bitcoin’s encryption is on borrowed time. Google’s latest quantum breakthrough has slashed error rates by 40x, proving that a quantum system could potentially compromise a Bitcoin transaction in just nine minutes. While many claim we are decades away, the reality is a 2029 deadline to migrate systems before current encryption becomes obsolete. The gap is closing faster than the crypto world wants to admit. Is Bitcoin’s security just a ticking time bomb? What’s your take?
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