This was in our national news too last week. For some reason they always try to impress with very large numbers, but not a single word about the nature of the calculation. What math problem could they possibly have that takes so much computing power? I tried to find it, but all I'm able to find is that "it takes a really long time". What's the point?

Every few months a "concern" about quantum computing for Bitcoin is posted. Panic sells! I'd say there are much bigger problems on the planet when every encryption can be broken, but for some reason Bitcoin is what gets people's attention.

People earn a shitload of money from overhyped nonsense