According to recent media reports, the Trump administration is negotiating to take equity stakes in quantum computing companies. Quantum firms involved in the U.S. government's equity stake negotiations include IonQ, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum. Boosted by this news, the quantum computing sector collectively surged on October 23 EST. However, the U.S. Department of Commerce later stated that it is not currently in negotiations with quantum computing companies regarding equity stakes. From semiconductors, rare earths, and lithium industries to quantum computing, equity investments by the Trump administration have increasingly become a signal for profit-making pursued by Wall Street. Whether this golden touch will eventually point to quantum computing, would you follow the trend and place your bets?