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#GoogleStudyOnCryptoSecurityChallenges Google's recent study highlights a major concern for cryptocurrency users: quantum computing could break Bitcoin's security sooner than expected. The tech giant estimates that a quantum computer with 1,200-1,450 high-quality qubits could potentially hijack Bitcoin transactions in approximately 9 minutes, giving attackers a 41% chance of defeating the original transfer. This is alarming because Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade, intended to enhance privacy and efficiency, may actually make wallets more susceptible to quantum attacks. Google suggests that the timeline for quantum threats may be shorter than previously thought, and it's urging developers to migrate to post-quantum cryptography sooner rather than later.