The recently published technical document by Google on the threat of quantum computing has sparked a heated debate about the technical justifications that prompted the authors to sharply push back the migration deadline to 2029. While some critics dismissed these conclusions as panic, a broad consensus among industry experts suggests that such a warning from one of the main drivers of quantum research should serve as a final alarm for developers to immediately begin preparing for the post-quantum era. Gai Ziskind, a computer scientist and founder of Fhenix — a project integrating fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) into the Ethereum ecosystem — noted that the white paper essentially rephrases the discussion. According to Ziskind, the traditional 10-year migration timeline, which until recently seemed pessimistic, now appears “dangerously optimistic” in light of Google's findings.

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