🔐 A quantum-resistant coin is already on sale. But there are caveats
Imagine: one day, quantum computers learn to crack the locks that Bitcoin and Ethereum rely on. The Quantus project decided not to wait for that day and built a blockchain with “quantum-resistant” signatures (ML-DSA, a standard from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) from the outset.
News: its coin, QTC, can now be exchanged through NEAR Intents. You can buy it using 180+ assets across 30+ networks, without a traditional centralized exchange. You keep control of your keys.
Now for the catch. Protection against quantum attacks for NEAR itself is being built out gradually:
🟢 Accounts: quantum-resistant signatures are already working.
🟡 Consensus: in the second half of 2027.
🟡 Incoming cross-chain transfers: these will also start appearing in 2027.
🔴 Outgoing transfers (the so-called “threshold signing,” where a network of nodes jointly signs a transaction): still in the research stage. This technology for the post-quantum world is still very experimental and computationally expensive.
Hashcloak is still auditing this setup. Put simply, the shop door is open, but the security system is still being set up.
What this means for you: the idea is interesting and the news is real, but this is early-stage technology. If you decide to try it, don’t put in more than you can afford to lose. This isn’t investment advice—just common sense when dealing with a young crypto project. 🚀
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