Google Quantum Result Cuts Errors 40-Fold, No Bitcoin Threat Yet
Google has reported a new error-correction result from its Willow quantum chip, cutting errors about 40-fold in one of the steps a future machine would need to attack Bitcoin’s cryptography.
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October 18, 2026
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Google has reported a new error-correction result from its Willow quantum chip, cutting errors about 40-fold in one of the steps a future machine would need to attack Bitcoin’s cryptography.
The result, published in the journal Science this week, tackles one bottleneck. It does not make breaking Bitcoin 40 times easier.
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