“Cryptographers place $5,000 bet whether quantum will matter”

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/09/cryptograhpers_quantum_bet/

I found this phrasing quite entertaining:

“Quantum computing exists in a sort of superposition with regard to cryptography – it's both a pending threat and a technology of no immediate consequence for decryption.”

But here’s the gist:

“Green is essentially betting that advances in cryptanalysis will reveal weaknesses in [ML-KEM] before quantum systems come into play.”