Name: Google warns quantum could crack bitcoin faster than thought
Uploaded: 2026-03-31T17:00:04.000Z
Duration: 3 min 5 s
Description: Google’s Quantum AI team released a new whitepaper revealing that Bitcoin’s security could be compromised with significantly less computing power than previously assumed. The report suggests that it might only take 500,000 to crack the network and Bitcoin’s own Taproot upgrade might have made it easier to target transactions in real time. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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CD20$2,075.720.59%BTC$77,240.740.13%ETH$2,122.530.42%XRP$1.350.52%SOL$86.791.50%

Google warns quantum could crack bitcoin faster than thought | CoinDesk Videos