We may have created a single prototype for a quantum computer but we are millions of miles away from a working one that can break the algorithms involved in cryptocurrencies. 'Hacked in seconds' is an overstatement, and we know that we would need to employ a large computing power just to satisfy that phrase and for it to come into realization. Until then, that phrase claimed by Dr. Liu holds no weight until a working model is crafted, or is observed by people who knows what the capacity of the blockchains and cryptocurrencies are.
Actually, there are currently quantum computers that are available for military and academic purposes, now that I think about it. They are pretty expensive, however, and the amount of time you can spend on a quantum computer, in seconds, has a price which is measured in dollars. It's impressive that they have some semi-working models right now, but as you say, they're a long ways away from being an effective means of breaking the cryptography used in cryptocurrencies. It's good news for us, since we don't have to be worried about crypto being broken anytime soon. Ideally, anyway. I think there are less than a dozen quantum processors that currently exist, and at least one of them is very prototypical (which was a google processor from a few years back). Anything for common use should be at least a decade away.