Google warns that quantum computers could break crypto sooner than expected, heightening the urgency for post-quantum security across blockchain networks.

Quantum computers, computing systems that process information using quantum mechanical effects, could outperform classical computers on some computational tasks. These computers rely on qubits, the basic units of quantum information,

Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard have spent more than four decades proving that the strange behavior of quantum particles is not just a curiosity of physics but a practical tool for processing information.

The research shows quantum computers may break bitcoin and ether wallet encryption with far fewer qubits than previously thought, accelerating the push toward post-quantum security.

Unlike AI, quantum must embed standards from the start to create an investable market.