Prediction: Quantum computing, IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave will crash in 2026. Here's what you should buy instead - MSN

Key Points Quantum pure-plays have accrued massive market capitalizations despite minimal revenue. Despite industry hype, many experts suggest practical quantum computing applications remain a decade or more away. The quantum computing investment cycle mirrors bubbles of the past. 10 stocks we like better than Rigetti Computing › Quantum computing has the potential to be a revolutionary technology -- but potential only gets you so far, and after a monster run in 2025, I believe we're headed for a reckoning within the industry. The quantum pure plays -- IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS), Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI), and Quantum Computing (NASDAQ: QUBT) -- have reached valuations that are hard to justify unless the most optimistic of predictions come true.