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• Google issued a public warning about the long term security risks quantum computing could pose to mainstream cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

• Coinbase Global (NasdaqGS:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong responded by calling for the crypto industry to address quantum threats to digital assets more proactively.

• The exchange is positioning the issue as a core question for future crypto infrastructure, rather than a distant academic concern.

For investors following Coinbase, the discussion around quantum security lands on top of its core role as a major crypto exchange and custodian. The company sits at the center…