Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Your encryption may soon be worthless.

Amadeus Capital co-founder Hermann Hauser says “Q Day” — when a quantum computer can crack today’s widely used encryption standard — could arrive much sooner than expected.

For years, experts had been looking at around 2035. Recent advances have raised the possibility that it could happen as early as 2029.

That could have major implications for banking, government communications and encrypted messaging. But it also makes quantum computing feel far less theoretical — and much more immediate for the industry.

Watch the full interview on “The Tech Download” wherever you get your podcasts.

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