Google Quantum AI released a white paper today warning that cracking 256-bit ECC, which is widely used in Bitcoin wallets, requires MUCH fewer resources than originally expected. With under 500,000 physical qubits, any private key could theoretically be cracked in under 9 minutes. Wow. This is one of the many reasons why whales and insiders have been quietly offloading Bitcoin in droves. Bitcoin’s days may be numbered. In a short time, quantum computing can and will completely abolish the space.(Jacob King)