Topic - Quantum Computers

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1734d
As the saying goes, prediction is hard, especially about the future. It seems Google is very secretive so far about what they have achieved, which also makes prediction super hard
1734d
I would expect the traditional banking system to be far more at risk than bitcoin. The complexity in their setup and the slowness of their changes is far greater.
1734d
And if traditional banking is in severe trouble, I don't think Bitcoin will be your biggest problem. Suppose you have your bitcoins safe and sound and society crumbles around you.
1734d
It could be more than a little unpleasant with or without valuables.
1734d
Also, I don't expect a sudden drop of a cheap quantum chip that you can just plug into your old computer. There will likely be quite some time to adjust after we know some more details
1734d
Even if technology was there I would expect Google to milk the market for all it was worth, making it cost prohibitive short term to use it to just break strong crypto