Researcher: factoring 2048 bit RSA integers could be done with ~20x fewer noisy qubits than previously estimated, though still far beyond current quantum tech
Google just dropped a new research paper, and Bitcoin maxis may want to do some quick math. The tech giant's quantum team found …
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Google's quantum team “found that breaking the RSA encryption protecting .. your Bitcoin wallet might need 20 times fewer quantum resources than previously estimated.” — security.googleblog.com/2025/05/ trac...