Bitcoin Quantum Threat Gets More Real as IonQ Unveils 256-Qubit Machine

Bitcoin’s quantum threat just got a new piece of hardware. IonQ, the publicly traded quantum computing company, has unveiled its Superion 256 system, opening orders for a machine it expects to deliver in 2027.The timing is hard to ignore. Researchers have been debating how quickly quantum computers could challenge Bitcoin’s cryptography, while companies and developers are already exploring ways to prepare for that possibility.IonQ is pitching Superion 256 as more than a laboratory cu