This is where we are in terms of quantum computing - and fully aligns with what PQC researchers I speak to have been saying. The doomsayers can be quite aggravating, but we are NOT close to practical breaks - and the leaps we need to make to get to them are VAST.
Source: https://sam-jaques.appspot.com/quantum_landscape_2024…
Thanks to @lopp who took a break from “promoting on-chain spam” and cat eating to post about this.

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