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Quantum computing investment divide widens as Wall Street bets and banks hesitate

Wall Street is focusing on quantum computing as a next-generation investment theme, but financial institutions differ on when it will be usable. Goldman Sachs tested quantum computing for asset management with Amazon but found no clear results and later cut most of the team. JPMorgan has kept more than 50 researchers and continues long-term work. Interest is also tied to cryptocurrency security, as quantum advances could shorten the time needed to break certain cryptography.

Crypto

Debate grows over freezing 5.6 million dormant bitcoins

A debate over bitcoins that have not moved for more than 10 years is spreading across the market, as some propose freezing vulnerable coins to prepare for quantum computer threats. The dispute centers on about 5.6 million BTC in long-dormant assets. Supporters cite pre-emptive security, while critics warn it could set a precedent for censorship and weaken property rights principles. Some say it could shake institutional investment assumptions and trigger sharp repricing.

Industry

Hepatitis D virus genome successfully encoded on quantum computer for first time

A full genome has been loaded onto a quantum computer for the first time, opening an early-stage test of whether quantum computing can handle large-scale genomic analysis. A joint team from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Melbourne encoded the hepatitis D virus genome, about 1,700 base pairs, onto IBM\'s 156-qubit Heron processor. The work focuses on compressing genetic information into quantum states and is seen as a proof of concept.