Sslee

If I had a large quantum computer right now, I could essentially take over all the Bitcoin," he added. "By tomorrow, I could be reading everybody’s email and getting into everybody’s computer accounts, and that’s just the fact."

But exactly how imminent this threat is remains highly debatable. In an update last week, AllianceBernstein analysts argued that Bitcoin contributors should "start preparing for the quantum future."

However, "any practical threat to Bitcoin seems decades away," the analysts wrote

2 hours ago