{"id":78013,"date":"2026-09-11T07:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/quantus-targets-2-7-trillion-crypto-risk-with-quantum-safe-mainnet\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T07:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:06:12","slug":"quantus-targets-2-7-trillion-crypto-risk-with-quantum-safe-mainnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/quantus-targets-2-7-trillion-crypto-risk-with-quantum-safe-mainnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantus Targets $2.7 Trillion Crypto Risk With Quantum-Safe Mainnet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Quantus launched its PoW mainnet with ML-DSA post-quantum security and a 21M QTC supply cap.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The network targets a $2.7T crypto security risk as quantum and AI threats challenge legacy cryptography.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Quantus must prove its 7KB transactions and 430 TPS design can scale without sacrificing security.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Quantus Builds Quantum Defense Into Crypto From Day One<\/h2>\n<p>A new blockchain is making an unusually specific bet: that crypto\u2019s next security crisis will come from quantum computing.<\/p>\n<p>Quantus launched its mainnet on Wednesday, Sept. 9, with privacy-preserving transactions, a 21 million coin supply cap, and open proof-of-work mining from day one. Unlike most major blockchains, it uses post-quantum cryptography designed to resist attacks from sufficiently powerful quantum computers.<\/p>\n<p>The network uses ML-DSA, the digital-signature standard finalized by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2024. Quantus specifically relies on ML-DSA-65 and ML-DSA-87 to authenticate transactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have known for over 30 years that if anyone builds a sufficiently large quantum computer, then elliptic curves will fail,\u201d Quantus co-founder and CEO Christopher Smith said.<\/p>\n<h2>Quantus Targets a $2.7 Trillion Security Problem<\/h2>\n<p>Most crypto networks still rely heavily on elliptic-curve cryptography. A sufficiently capable quantum computer could, in theory, undermine those signature systems.<\/p>\n<p>Quantus estimates that roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/quantus-warns-quantum-computers-could-threaten-2t-in-bitcoin-and-crypto-assets\/\">$2.7 trillion of crypto market value<\/a> remains exposed to that long-term risk. NEAR and Algorand have introduced post-quantum transaction security, but neither has completed a protocol-wide transition.<\/p>\n<p>Quantus is trying to avoid that migration problem altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call upon the industry leaders to be proactive in migrating to post-quantum cryptography. Being too early is much better than being even a little too late,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Already, key institutional players, including Grayscale, Fidelity Investments, and Bitmine\u2019s Tom Lee, have warned that cryptocurrencies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/bitmines-tom-lee-warns-bitcoin-lacks-quantum-plan-before-2028\/\">bitcoin face future quantum risks<\/a>, due to a lack of immediate planning.<\/p>\n<p>The network also runs two additional layers. Wormhole provides transaction privacy, while an aggregation layer is designed to improve throughput. Quantus targets 12-second blocks and says testing reached as much as 430 transactions per second.<\/p>\n<h2>Bigger Transactions Create a Trade-Off<\/h2>\n<p>Post-quantum security is not free. A Quantus ML-DSA transaction is roughly 7 kilobytes, compared with about 100 bytes for a typical bitcoin transaction. Quantus addresses that difference by aggregating activity on its layer one (L1) and posting succinct proofs onchain.<\/p>\n<p>The design aims to become more efficient as transaction volume increases.<\/p>\n<p>Its native QTC coin is distributed through proof-of-work mining, with no built-in mining advantage for Quantus Labs. Before launch, Neodyme, Eiger, Hashcloak, and V12 reviewed the network, while Immunefi hosted a public audit competition.<\/p>\n<h2>AI is Already Stress-Testing Cryptography<\/h2>\n<p>The timing is notable because AI is becoming increasingly capable at cryptographic research.<\/p>\n<p>In July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/research\/discovering-cryptographic-weaknesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthropic said Claude Mythos Preview<\/a> improved the best-known attack on HAWK, a post-quantum signature candidate, after about 60 hours of work. HAWK had already survived two rounds of expert review over two years.<\/p>\n<p>Anthropic stressed that the result had no practical impact on production systems. Still, it showed how AI can accelerate the discovery of cryptographic weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>That is the market Quantus is positioning for: a crypto industry where quantum risk may still be distant, but the tools capable of testing security are advancing much faster.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/security\/quantus-targets-2-7-trillion-crypto-risk-with-quantum-safe-mainnet\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Quantus launched its PoW mainnet with ML-DSA post-quantum security and a 21M QTC supply cap. The network targets a $2.7T crypto security risk as quantum and AI threats challenge legacy cryptography. Quantus must prove its 7KB transactions and 430 TPS design can scale without sacrificing security. 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