Revenue Search: Inside Bittensor Subnet Session with Bob Wold from Quantum Compute: Subnet 48
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May 6, 2026 Bob Wold, who leads Qubit Tensor Labs and runs quantum startup Quantum Rings, gives a clear take on quantum computing’s current NISQ limits and long-term promise. He explains Subnet 48 as a marketplace that runs real quantum workloads via OpenQuantum. The conversation covers hardware partners, quantum risk to cryptography—especially signatures vs mining—and the prize-driven Subnet 63 aimed at accelerating post-quantum research.
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OpenQuantum Aggregates Diverse NISQ Hardware
- OpenQuantum.com lists multiple hardware vendors (IonQ, Rigetti, IQM, AQT) offering ~20–54 qubit machines accessible through Subnet 48.
- Bob shows the marketplace runs most jobs via Subnet 48, expanding user access to diverse NISQ-era devices.
Today's Quantum Machines Are Still NISQ
- Current machines are NISQ: noisy, intermediate-scale, not error-corrected and too small for many breakthrough applications.
- Bob emphasizes the field must progress beyond NISQ to reach transformative use cases like curing diseases.
Roadmaps Suggest Cryptography Could Fall Faster Than Expected
- DARPA's and vendor roadmaps place hard cryptographic targets (RSA, ECC) on the same qubit/operation chart, suggesting timelines could be sooner than public intuition.
- Bob cites IonQ's roadmap to tens of thousands of logical qubits by 2030 and DARPA mapping that trajectory.
