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In a market already gripped by extreme fear (Fear & Greed 22) and a 2.94% BTC drawdown, traders are focused on macro headwinds and regulatory uncertainty. This research is a long-term technological signal, not a near-term catalyst. However, breakthroughs in quantum photonics could accelerate timelines for quantum computing, which poses existential risks to current blockchain cryptographic standards.

A broadband, sub-wavelength time-domain microscope is described, enabling observation that terahertz light trapped within a cavity can mediate attractive interactions in a tunable van der Waals material.