Self-custody only works as long as the cryptography does.
@JoeMattia on sovereignty, self-custody, and getting back to our roots.
@JoeMattia on sovereignty, self-custody, and getting back to our roots.
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Crypto agility matters because no one can prove today’s post-quantum schemes will hold forever. If one fails, systems need a way to switch without starting over.
“All our eggs are kind of in one basket there. We don’t have another solution if that goes wrong.”
@conordeegan of he post-quantum transition needs a backup plan.
“All our eggs are kind of in one basket there. We don’t have another solution if that goes wrong.”
@conordeegan of he post-quantum transition needs a backup plan.
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"You can't wait for 2029 or 2030… if it's 2029, 30, we're already late."
Enterprises are sitting on $5 trillion of IT infrastructure that isn't quantum safe.
Bitcoin is sitting on 6 million+ coins with exposed public keys.
Quantus has no pre-quantum keys. Built quantum secure from genesis.
Enterprises are sitting on $5 trillion of IT infrastructure that isn't quantum safe.
Bitcoin is sitting on 6 million+ coins with exposed public keys.
Quantus has no pre-quantum keys. Built quantum secure from genesis.
SegWit took 20 months. Taproot took almost four years.
There isn’t enough blockspace to migrate everyone in 90 days.
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Over six million bitcoin:native sit in addresses that have already published their public key.
A quantum computer can target a known public key to derive its corresponding private key.
Quantus has no pre-quantum keys.
A quantum computer can target a known public key to derive its corresponding private key.
Quantus has no pre-quantum keys.
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The post-quantum debate has become “my lattice is better than your hash.”
“We don’t have proofs of security for any of this stuff.”
@YuviLightman with @ilblackdragon on how AI could help harden cryptography, and why that work needs to happen in public.
“We don’t have proofs of security for any of this stuff.”
@YuviLightman with @ilblackdragon on how AI could help harden cryptography, and why that work needs to happen in public.
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SegWit took 20 months. Taproot took almost four years.
There isn’t enough blockspace to migrate everyone in 90 days.
There isn’t enough blockspace to migrate everyone in 90 days.
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Last week in quantum
The Quantum Alliance launched to define quantum readiness
Ten contributors from nine organizations, including Quantus CEO @YuviLightman, launched the Quantum Alliance, an open standards body for post-quantum readiness in blockchain.
It will publish a antum readiness, open test criteria, and reference designs for migration.
Starknet opened a vote on researching an exit from Ethereum
@Starknet opened a non-binding poll on whether to research becoming an independent post-quantum L1. Starknet targets full quantum resistance by 2027, and its bridge and data availability currently move on Ethereum’s schedule.
A Yes vote starts research only. The poll closes October 22.
AI designed more efficient quantum circuits
@AnthropicAI, working with researchers from Harvard and @QueraComputing, had Claude design circuits for eight quantum computing tasks. Each design beat the best previously published one.
One design for elliptic-curve point addition, the core step in quantum attacks on ECDSA, uses 17 times fewer gates than the smallest previous design. It reduces what a quantum algorithm needs to run.
Google made a key quantum ingredient far more reliable
Quantum computers need special “magic states” to run the full range of algorithms, including the kind that could one day break today’s encryption. They’re hard to make. Earlier estimates said producing them could take up to 95% of a machine’s qubits.
In a paper published in Science, Google showed a new method on its Willow chip that cut errors in these states about 40-fold. Google says it still has to work at larger scale.
Singapore set quantum-safe deadlines
Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency asked critical infrastructure operators to submit migration plans by March 2027 and finish migrating by the end of 2031. Other exposed organizations are encouraged to finish by 2035.
A grant for quantum-safe pilots opens November 1.
Germany set its own post-quantum timeline
Germany’s interior ministry, digital ministry, and federal security agency BSI published a national guideline implementing the EU’s post-quantum roadmap. High-risk systems should be quantum-safe by the end of 2030, with the rest largely migrated by 2035.
It also calls for crypto-agility, so cryptography can be swapped quickly as threats change.
Governments are setting dates. Researchers are making quantum computers easier to build and their algorithms cheaper to run.
The Quantum Alliance launched to define quantum readiness
Ten contributors from nine organizations, including Quantus CEO @YuviLightman, launched the Quantum Alliance, an open standards body for post-quantum readiness in blockchain.
It will publish a antum readiness, open test criteria, and reference designs for migration.
Starknet opened a vote on researching an exit from Ethereum
@Starknet opened a non-binding poll on whether to research becoming an independent post-quantum L1. Starknet targets full quantum resistance by 2027, and its bridge and data availability currently move on Ethereum’s schedule.
A Yes vote starts research only. The poll closes October 22.
AI designed more efficient quantum circuits
@AnthropicAI, working with researchers from Harvard and @QueraComputing, had Claude design circuits for eight quantum computing tasks. Each design beat the best previously published one.
One design for elliptic-curve point addition, the core step in quantum attacks on ECDSA, uses 17 times fewer gates than the smallest previous design. It reduces what a quantum algorithm needs to run.
Google made a key quantum ingredient far more reliable
Quantum computers need special “magic states” to run the full range of algorithms, including the kind that could one day break today’s encryption. They’re hard to make. Earlier estimates said producing them could take up to 95% of a machine’s qubits.
In a paper published in Science, Google showed a new method on its Willow chip that cut errors in these states about 40-fold. Google says it still has to work at larger scale.
Singapore set quantum-safe deadlines
Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency asked critical infrastructure operators to submit migration plans by March 2027 and finish migrating by the end of 2031. Other exposed organizations are encouraged to finish by 2035.
A grant for quantum-safe pilots opens November 1.
Germany set its own post-quantum timeline
Germany’s interior ministry, digital ministry, and federal security agency BSI published a national guideline implementing the EU’s post-quantum roadmap. High-risk systems should be quantum-safe by the end of 2030, with the rest largely migrated by 2035.
It also calls for crypto-agility, so cryptography can be swapped quickly as threats change.
Governments are setting dates. Researchers are making quantum computers easier to build and their algorithms cheaper to run.
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India, we’re heading your way.
Join @QuantusNetwork and @NEARProtocol for some peer-to-peer connections.
Be fast, space is running out.
Join @QuantusNetwork and @NEARProtocol for some peer-to-peer connections.
Be fast, space is running out.
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“Why does the discussion around quantum always center around Satoshi’s coins? Because we can point to them on the ledger.”
@apruden08 of @projecteleven on why privacy is a first line of defense against quantum attackers.
@apruden08 of @projecteleven on why privacy is a first line of defense against quantum attackers.
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Can humanity break the cycle of debasement?
@YuviLightman on global currencies, inflation, Bitcoin, and why Quantus is the last money.
@YuviLightman on global currencies, inflation, Bitcoin, and why Quantus is the last money.
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“If you look under the hood of cryptography, it’s kind of an embarrassing state of affairs. We don’t have complete proofs of security for anything.”
We assume cryptography is secure because it hasn’t yet been broken, but we need to be able to prove it.
@YuviLightman and l verification, AI, and why the next wave of cryptanalysis should happen in public.
We assume cryptography is secure because it hasn’t yet been broken, but we need to be able to prove it.
@YuviLightman and l verification, AI, and why the next wave of cryptanalysis should happen in public.
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What does AI’s progress in mathematics mean for crypto’s security?
@hosseeb and @kain explore the risks and how to prepare, with Harshit Tiwari from @near_intents.
“Nobody is ready for fundamental expectations about cryptography to get overturned.”
Here’s their full um & Privacy Day.
@hosseeb and @kain explore the risks and how to prepare, with Harshit Tiwari from @near_intents.
“Nobody is ready for fundamental expectations about cryptography to get overturned.”
Here’s their full um & Privacy Day.
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Last week in quantum
Quantus’s QTC opened to cross-chain access through NEAR Intents
$QTC went live on near.com, powered by @near_intents, opening a route from more than 180 assets across 30+ chains into $QTC.
Quantus and NEAR brought the privacy & quantum migrre
Quantus hosted Quantum & Privacy Day with @NEARProtocol on October 8, during TOKEN2049 week.
The second QDay event brought together cryptographers, protocol builders, and investors to discuss post-quantum signatures, blockchain migration, and privacy.
Project Eleven launched Strongpoint for post-quantum custody
@projecteleven introduced Strongpoint, its institutional custody platform. @ZcashFoundation and Quantus joined as development partners.
Zcash support is targeted for Q4 2026, and Quantus support for Q1 2027.
Europol told crypto to start preparing for post-quantum migration
@Europol published a report on quantum computing and cryptocurrencies. It identifies the public-key cryptography that controls wallets and authorizes transactions as the main exposure.
It said the timing of Q-Day should not be the main concern, because adapting systems and coordinating upgrades will take time.
Ethereum researchers raised AI as a second risk to cryptography
@drakefjustin said AI-driven math could break ECDSA, the signature scheme that secures Bitcoin and Ethereum, “in the worst case in months not years.” He called on the industry to plan a move to fresh addresses whose public keys have not been exposed.
@VitalikButerin agreed that ECDSA might fall faster than expected. He also said he does not recommend that anyone scramble to move funds today.
Starknet is considering becoming an L1
@Starknet said it is actively considering becoming an L1, with 2027 as its target for full quantum resistance.
Starknet already uses hash-based STARK proofs. No transition has been approved.
DARPA moved four more quantum architectures into final verification
Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, and IonQ joined Microsoft and PsiQuantum in the final stage of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative.
The stage moves from reviewing designs to physical testing of whether these machines can be built and perform as claimed.
Post-quantum migration is starting to change how networks are built.
Regulators are asking for migration plans, and networks are reconsidering both their structure and their cryptography.
This is what the start of a transition looks like.
Quantus’s QTC opened to cross-chain access through NEAR Intents
$QTC went live on near.com, powered by @near_intents, opening a route from more than 180 assets across 30+ chains into $QTC.
Quantus and NEAR brought the privacy & quantum migrre
Quantus hosted Quantum & Privacy Day with @NEARProtocol on October 8, during TOKEN2049 week.
The second QDay event brought together cryptographers, protocol builders, and investors to discuss post-quantum signatures, blockchain migration, and privacy.
Project Eleven launched Strongpoint for post-quantum custody
@projecteleven introduced Strongpoint, its institutional custody platform. @ZcashFoundation and Quantus joined as development partners.
Zcash support is targeted for Q4 2026, and Quantus support for Q1 2027.
Europol told crypto to start preparing for post-quantum migration
@Europol published a report on quantum computing and cryptocurrencies. It identifies the public-key cryptography that controls wallets and authorizes transactions as the main exposure.
It said the timing of Q-Day should not be the main concern, because adapting systems and coordinating upgrades will take time.
Ethereum researchers raised AI as a second risk to cryptography
@drakefjustin said AI-driven math could break ECDSA, the signature scheme that secures Bitcoin and Ethereum, “in the worst case in months not years.” He called on the industry to plan a move to fresh addresses whose public keys have not been exposed.
@VitalikButerin agreed that ECDSA might fall faster than expected. He also said he does not recommend that anyone scramble to move funds today.
Starknet is considering becoming an L1
@Starknet said it is actively considering becoming an L1, with 2027 as its target for full quantum resistance.
Starknet already uses hash-based STARK proofs. No transition has been approved.
DARPA moved four more quantum architectures into final verification
Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, and IonQ joined Microsoft and PsiQuantum in the final stage of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative.
The stage moves from reviewing designs to physical testing of whether these machines can be built and perform as claimed.
Post-quantum migration is starting to change how networks are built.
Regulators are asking for migration plans, and networks are reconsidering both their structure and their cryptography.
This is what the start of a transition looks like.
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Keep it secret. Keep it safe.
@azeemk and @SebastienGllmt on why privacy has shifted from a fringe idea to an institutional requirement, and what it takes to build private systems for a post-quantum world.
Here’s their full conversation from Quantum & Privacy Day.
@azeemk and @SebastienGllmt on why privacy has shifted from a fringe idea to an institutional requirement, and what it takes to build private systems for a post-quantum world.
Here’s their full conversation from Quantum & Privacy Day.
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"Privacy drives usage. Post-quantum security protects it"
Here’s @ilblackdragon’s full keynote on confidential assets, private AI, and changing cryptography without forcing users to move their assets.
Here’s @ilblackdragon’s full keynote on confidential assets, private AI, and changing cryptography without forcing users to move their assets.
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Does crypto need another Layer 1?
@rargulati and @_TomHoward on money, token launches, and the quantum migration ahead.
Here’s their full conversation with @JoeMattia from Quantum & Privacy Day.
@rargulati and @_TomHoward on money, token launches, and the quantum migration ahead.
Here’s their full conversation with @JoeMattia from Quantum & Privacy Day.
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Quantum security means being able to change cryptography without breaking the systems that rely on it.
@conordeegan, @cadillion, and @MehowHacks on crypto agility, migration, and what it takes to put post-quantum cryptography into production.
Here’s their full conversation with Privacy Day.
@conordeegan, @cadillion, and @MehowHacks on crypto agility, migration, and what it takes to put post-quantum cryptography into production.
Here’s their full conversation with Privacy Day.
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Is privacy a necessity for liberty?
@zooko, @EliBenSasson, and @apruden08 on KYC, ZK, and crypto money.
Here’s their full conversation with @joeysantoro from Quantum & Privacy Day.
@zooko, @EliBenSasson, and @apruden08 on KYC, ZK, and crypto money.
Here’s their full conversation with @joeysantoro from Quantum & Privacy Day.
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“AI is the sword. ZK is the shield.”
@balajis and @ilblackdragon on digital borders, the post AGI world, and the intersection of AI and crypto.
Here’s their full conversation with @TrustlessState from Quantum & Privacy Day:
@balajis and @ilblackdragon on digital borders, the post AGI world, and the intersection of AI and crypto.
Here’s their full conversation with @TrustlessState from Quantum & Privacy Day:
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“We’ve known for 30 years that elliptic curves would fall to quantum computers if anyone ever built one. That technical debt is coming due.”
@YuviLightman opened Quantum & Privacy Day with the case for why crypto can’t afford to wait on quantum.
Here’s his full keynote:
@YuviLightman opened Quantum & Privacy Day with the case for why crypto can’t afford to wait on quantum.
Here’s his full keynote:
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Quantum & Privacy Day, in under a minute.
Thank you to the speakers and the sponsors:
@projecteleven, @ns, @ZcashLabs, @vizorwallet, @quipnetwork, @KeystoneWallet, @therollupco
Hosted with @NEARProtocol.
Full sessions coming this week.
Thank you to the speakers and the sponsors:
@projecteleven, @ns, @ZcashLabs, @vizorwallet, @quipnetwork, @KeystoneWallet, @therollupco
Hosted with @NEARProtocol.
Full sessions coming this week.
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Last week exceeded our wildest expectations
Highlights:
- @balajis, @ilblackdragon, and @TrustlessState emphasize crypto agility
- @zooko, @EliBenSasson, and @apruden08 discuss how quantum & privacy fix bitcoin's shortcomings
- Cross chain swaps live on @near_intents
Recap 🧵
Highlights:
- @balajis, @ilblackdragon, and @TrustlessState emphasize crypto agility
- @zooko, @EliBenSasson, and @apruden08 discuss how quantum & privacy fix bitcoin's shortcomings
- Cross chain swaps live on @near_intents
Recap 🧵
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Institutions cannot go into “bunker mode” overnight.
@CoinDesk on how Quantus and @projecteleven are working to bring post-quantum custody to institutions.
@CoinDesk on how Quantus and @projecteleven are working to bring post-quantum custody to institutions.
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Tomorrow, @YuviLightman will speak at the @ns Conference in Singapore.
October 9 | Singapore
ns.com/conference
October 9 | Singapore
ns.com/conference
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Next, @YuviLightman and @ilblackdragon take the stage for “QDay is NEAR,” bringing together the day’s conversations on post-quantum security and practical privacy.
x.com/QuantusNetwork…
x.com/QuantusNetwork…
$QTC is now accessible across chains through near.com, powered by @near_intents.
@YuviLightman and @ilblackdragon on bringing private, post-quantum money to market across chains.
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Privacy needs to survive the journey across chains.
@AlexAuroraDev is now on stage, unpacking the practical privacy work behind @near_intents.
x.com/QuantusNetwork…
@AlexAuroraDev is now on stage, unpacking the practical privacy work behind @near_intents.
x.com/QuantusNetwork…
Cross-chain activity should not turn every transaction into public financial history.
@AlexAuroraDev on @near_intents’s practical privacy.
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Now live: “Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe?”
@azeemk and @SebastienGllmt are exploring the technical foundations of private, post-quantum money, and what it takes to protect user information as cryptographic risks change.
x.com/QuantusNetwork…
@azeemk and @SebastienGllmt are exploring the technical foundations of private, post-quantum money, and what it takes to protect user information as cryptographic risks change.
x.com/QuantusNetwork…
Good money is private and post-quantum.
@azeemk and @SebastienGllmt on the technical choices that protect what people own and what they reveal.
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The conversation now turns to NEAR.
@ilblackdragon takes the stage for the keynote, “Privacy and Post-Quantum on NEAR,” exploring what it means to build privacy-ready infrastructure for the post-quantum era.
@ilblackdragon takes the stage for the keynote, “Privacy and Post-Quantum on NEAR,” exploring what it means to build privacy-ready infrastructure for the post-quantum era.
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Up next, the focus shifts from the technology to the people who will rely on it.
“Users Won’t Migrate. Accounts Will.” brings together @hosseeb, @kain, and Harshit Tiwari from @near_intents to explore what a usable post-quantum transition looks like.
“Users Won’t Migrate. Accounts Will.” brings together @hosseeb, @kain, and Harshit Tiwari from @near_intents to explore what a usable post-quantum transition looks like.
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We’ve just wrapped “From Mainnet to Market.”
Next at Quantum & Privacy Day:
“Bringing PQC to Production,” with @conordeegan, @cadillion, @MehowHacks, and @mrbibhu.
What does it take to move post-quantum cryptography from the roadmap into real systems?
Next at Quantum & Privacy Day:
“Bringing PQC to Production,” with @conordeegan, @cadillion, @MehowHacks, and @mrbibhu.
What does it take to move post-quantum cryptography from the roadmap into real systems?
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We just heard @HHorsley, @Krista_Lynch_, and @Robbieklages tackle a big question: are pre-quantum chains still investable?
Now, we’re live with @JoeMattia , @rargulati and @_TomHoward for “From Mainnet to Market.”
Now, we’re live with @JoeMattia , @rargulati and @_TomHoward for “From Mainnet to Market.”
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From Mainnet to Market:
"Quantus is the last launch we need" - @_TomHoward
"NEAR is the last place to launch" - @rargulati
"Quantus is the last launch we need" - @_TomHoward
"NEAR is the last place to launch" - @rargulati
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The Code-Based Order: @ilblackdragon and @balajis discussed the future of coordination across humans, agents, and crypto.
Next: “Are Pre-Quantum Chains Still Investable?” with @HHorsley, @Krista_Lynch_ , and @robbieklages.
Follow the lineup:
x.com/QuantusNetwork…
Next: “Are Pre-Quantum Chains Still Investable?” with @HHorsley, @Krista_Lynch_ , and @robbieklages.
Follow the lineup:
x.com/QuantusNetwork…
Q-Day will test more than cryptography.
It will test privacy, hardware, infrastructure, and whether crypto can coordinate at scale.
Here is the agenda for Quantum & Privacy Day.
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore.
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.@therollupco is a media partner of Quantum & Privacy Day.
Hosted by @andyyy and @robbieklages, The Rollup has recorded more than 1,000 podcast episodes exploring crypto and finance.
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore
Apply to attend:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
Hosted by @andyyy and @robbieklages, The Rollup has recorded more than 1,000 podcast episodes exploring crypto and finance.
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore
Apply to attend:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
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.@_TomHoward, CEO of @ZcashLabs, will be at Quantum & Privacy Day.
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore
Apply to attend:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore
Apply to attend:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
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.@mrbibhu of @TheStreet will be at Quantum & Privacy Day.
He brings two decades of experience in editorial strategy and building publication networks across emerging technology, digital assets, and financial markets.
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore
Apply to attend:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
He brings two decades of experience in editorial strategy and building publication networks across emerging technology, digital assets, and financial markets.
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore
Apply to attend:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
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.@joeysantoro, co-author of ERC-4626 and CEO of @feiprotocol, will be speaking at Quantum & Privacy Day.
ERC-4626 became Ethereum's standard for tokenized vaults in 2022.
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore
Be in the room:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
ERC-4626 became Ethereum's standard for tokenized vaults in 2022.
October 8 | Tower Club, Singapore
Be in the room:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
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The proofs behind some of crypto's biggest privacy and scaling systems started as his research.
@EliBenSasson, co-founder and CEO of @StarkWareLtd, will be speaking at Quantum & Privacy Day.
He co-invented ZK-STARKs and the Zerocash protocol, and was a founding scientist of @ZcaClub, Singapore
Apply to attend:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
@EliBenSasson, co-founder and CEO of @StarkWareLtd, will be speaking at Quantum & Privacy Day.
He co-invented ZK-STARKs and the Zerocash protocol, and was a founding scientist of @ZcaClub, Singapore
Apply to attend:
luma.com/jtof4o9b
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Zero-knowledge infrastructure brings scale, security, and privacy.
@AlexAuroraDev and @zkDragon dig in.
@AlexAuroraDev and @zkDragon dig in.
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$QTC is now accessible across chains through near.com, powered by @near_intents.
@YuviLightman and @ilblackdragon on bringing private, post-quantum money to market across chains.
@YuviLightman and @ilblackdragon on bringing private, post-quantum money to market across chains.
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Cross-chain activity should not turn every transaction into public financial history.
@AlexAuroraDev on @near_intents’s practical privacy.
@AlexAuroraDev on @near_intents’s practical privacy.
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Good money is private and post-quantum.
@azeemk and @SebastienGllmt on the technical choices that protect what people own and what they reveal.
@azeemk and @SebastienGllmt on the technical choices that protect what people own and what they reveal.
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NEAR already has quantum-safe signing on mainnet.
@ilblackdragon on bringing privacy and post-quantum security onto the infrastructure people and agents use.
@ilblackdragon on bringing privacy and post-quantum security onto the infrastructure people and agents use.
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.@hosseeb, @kain, and @near_intents’ Harshit Tiwari on achieving quantum security with minimal user disruption.
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The hard part of post-quantum crypto starts after the standards are picked.
Keys have to be exchanged, wallets have to work, and the cryptography has to survive in production.
@conordeegan, @cadillion, @MehowHacks, and @mrbibhu on putting post-quantum cryptography into production.
Keys have to be exchanged, wallets have to work, and the cryptography has to survive in production.
@conordeegan, @cadillion, @MehowHacks, and @mrbibhu on putting post-quantum cryptography into production.
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