Rigetti Computing is one of three massive sub-$20 plays like IonQ, with three catalysts. Its Lyra processor targets 336 qubits and 99.7% two-qubit gate fidelity, a realistic path to demonstrable quantum advantage, possibly by late 2026. It holds a C-DAC India deal and is pursuing a UK 1,000+ qubit deployment; a DoD or NATO contract would validate it as a national-security asset. Deeper integration with Nvidia, Google or Microsoft would turn grant revenue into recurring subscriptions. x.com 

IonQ, Rigetti and Infleqtion are the next stocks Trump is effectively calling, now that he says the US aims to have a quantum computer for scientific discovery by 2028. His earlier signals preceded big gains in Intel, Dell and Micron. x.com 

Rigetti Computing is far less capitalized and technologically advanced than superconducting rivals IBM and Google, which spend more on R&D than Rigetti's entire market cap. Its chiplet design looks more like useful IP for an acquirer than a sign it will outperform them. Bulls citing 99.9% fidelity overlook that this level is useless for quantum computing, and the bull case rests on blind faith rather than capital or buildout. x.com  x.com 

Quantum computing has become US industrial policy rather than an experimental sector, now that the Trump administration is investing $2 billion for equity stakes in quantum companies. Per The Kobeissi Letter, citing the WSJ, IBM gets $1 billion for a quantum chip foundry in Albany, GlobalFoundries $375 million for quantum manufacturing, and D-Wave and Rigetti $100 million each. D-Wave and Rigetti jumped roughly 25% or more on the announcement. x.com 

Trump's executive order for a US quantum computer at a national lab by 2028, with the post-quantum encryption deadline pulled to 2031, makes quantum a strategic industry funded like chips and nuclear. Rigetti, D-Wave and Infleqtion each got $100M with the government as shareholder. IonQ leads on revenue via direct defense contracts, with Q1 revenue up 755% to $64.7M. Quantum Computing Inc is a lottery ticket at ~635x sales; the Defiance ETF is a basket. Backing de-risks science, not valuations. … Show more

Rigetti shareholders face $100M of dilution from a Commerce Department deal that is expected to take an equity stake when the company is not lacking funding. The letter of intent provides up to $100M over three years under the CHIPS Act for superconducting quantum R&D. x.com 

Quantum computing stocks D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti and Infleqtion now trade on fiscal support rather than technology: in May 2026 the US government put about $2 billion into the sector and took equity stakes as a condition, sending the three up roughly 30-33% in a day. Positions should be sized like lottery tickets. x.com 

Power scarcity and specialized technology could help these six under-$30 stocks create generational wealth over the next decade. MARA is buying a gas plant; IREN has over 5 GW secured for AI growth. Oklo aims to turn spent fuel into reactor supply, while Nano Nuclear's portable microreactors could reach remote sites if they work. Rigetti builds quantum chips in-house and has a $100 million Commerce Department letter of intent. Navitas makes chips that reduce power waste in AI data centers. x.com  … Show more

Quantum computing looks more like a scam the closer one looks, with IonQ and Rigetti sustained by delusion that keeps the funding flywheel spinning. IonQ's CEO claimed last year its quantum compute would overtake Nvidia's by 2027. Rigetti's CEO essentially said meaningful revenue is not coming soon, after selling his shares. Google's Sundar Pichai shows little interest in its quantum program, and OpenAI and Anthropic keep quantum researchers mainly as a just-in-case. x.com  x.com  x.com 

GlobalFoundries' Xanadu partnership strengthens its position as a shared quantum-manufacturing platform across architectures. Its Malta fab will develop ultra-low-loss SiN photonics and superconducting nanowire detectors, alongside up to $375M in US quantum R&D funding. It ranked first of 23 companies in the earlier quantum map; production volumes and revenue remain undisclosed, with process transfer and yield validation still ahead. x.com