John Gamble

IonQ's compiled secp256k1 break needs twice the qubits of its 2027 machine

IonQ's September 8 paper puts one secp256k1 key at just under 26 days on 20,000 physical qubits. The company's roadmap reaches 10,000 fault-tolerant qubits in 2027 and names no year for the larger machine.