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QRL Emerges as the Post-Quantum Standard as BlackRock Warns of Quantum Threat to Bitcoin and Ethereum

Barchart·06/05/2025 14:14:00
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ZUG, Switzerland, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The blockchain ecosystem was put on notice on May 9, 2025, when BlackRock flagged quantum computing as a critical risk to the cryptographic integrity of Bitcoin (IBIT) and Ethereum (ETHA) assets, warning that advancements in the field could "...result in losses to Shareholders." This warning comes on the heels of significant breakthroughs in quantum technology, including Google Willow in December 2024, which can reduce errors exponentially with scale, and Microsoft's Majorana 1 in February 2025, designed to scale to a million qubits on a single chip.

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