I've been reading about this Google quantum computer, and how its unreal performance proves the existence of the multiverse. Apparently, it solved a particular math problem in 5 minutes, compared with the 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years it would take our fastest supercomputer to solve the same problem.

That's shockingly good performance. What I'd like to see now are some real-world applications. What does it look like when this quantum computer is tasked with mining Bitcoin? How long does it take to break AES-256?

These real-world tests would allow people to relate better than some abstract math problem. And I think it would light a fire under cryptographers, and motivate them to develop new quantum-resistant cyphers which will be absolutely essential if this sort of quantum processing is going to be the future of computing. Because right now, we're not prepared. #bitcoin