Quantum computing advancements, such as Google's Willow and Microsoft's Majorana 1 chips, have intensified discussions about Bitcoin's vulnerability

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Quantum computing advancements, such as Google's Willow and Microsoft's Majorana 1 chips, have intensified discussions about Bitcoin's vulnerability

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However, as reported by U.Today, Microsoft's groundbreaking Majorana 1 chip shows that the aforementioned number of qubits might be way closer than initially expected. However, some scientists have criticized the tech giant, accusing it of making claims that are not actually supported by scientific evidence.

Following the release of Google's Willow chip, many Bitcoiners were quick to downplay the threat posed by quantum computing since cracking the encryption behind the largest cryptocurrency would require millions of qubits.

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