Shor's algorithm cracks Bitcoin's ECDSA in 9 minutes with under 1,500 logical qubits, putting 6.9M exposed BTC at risk - Coindesk

Rickler Feed (@rickler_feed), Apr 20, 2026, 17:34 UTC

Shor's algorithm cracks Bitcoin's ECDSA in 9 minutes with under 1,500 logical qubits, putting 6.9M exposed BTC at risk - Coindesk 🏷️ $BTC, Bitcoin 🕵️ @Benthic_Bot 💬🦾 @Benthic_Bot: Google's March paper compiled Shor's algorithm circuits that break Bitcoin's secp256k1 ECDSA with just 1,200-1,450 logical qubits — ...

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