# QRL Blog - List > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). This markdown index mirrors [the canonical HTML page](/blog/). ## Pages - [Post-Quantum Cryptography Before the Hype, Dr. Joseph Kearney’s Journey](/blog/post-quantum-cryptography-before-the-hype-dr-joseph-kearneys-journey.md) 07 Jul 2026: Dr. Joseph Kearney on a decade of post-quantum cryptography research, and the migration problem facing every quantum-vulnerable blockchain. - [Eight Years of Building the Quantum-Safe Future](/blog/celebrating-8-years.md) 26 Jun 2026: After eight years of secure quantum-resistant blockchain operations, QRL reflects on its mainnet journey and looks ahead to QRL 2.0: an EVM-friendly, post-quantum Proof-of-Stake network designed to bring smart contracts, and long-term cryptographic resilience to the blockchain ecosystem. - [The Core Problem With Migrating Classical Blockchains To Post-Quantum Cryptography](/blog/the-core-problem-with-migrating-classical-blockchains-to-postquantum-cryptography.md) 26 Jun 2026: Post-quantum cryptography expert, Dr. Joseph Kearney, joins for a conversation that goes deep into the Core Problems faced when Migrating Classical Blockchains To Post-Quantum Cryptography - [Quantum Computing & Post-Quantum Security: A Conversation with Dr. Carlos Perez Delgado](/blog/quantum-computing-postquantum-security-a-conversation-with-dr-carlos-perez-delgado.md) 30 Apr 2026: Dr. Carlos Perez Delgado, a leading expert in post-quantum security at University of Kent in England, joins the QRL Show to share insights on quantum computing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and what potentially lies ahead for us all. - [Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Without a Soft Fork? It's Clever. But Read the Fine Print](/blog/quantumsafe-bitcoin-without-a-soft-fork-its-clever-but-read-the-fine-print.md) 14 Apr 2026: A new paper from StarkWare presents a scheme for quantum-safe Bitcoin transactions using nothing but existing consensus rules. It is genuinely inventive. It is also, by its authors’ own admission, a last resort. - [Two Papers Just Changed the Quantum Threat Conversation. Here's What They Actually Say](/blog/two-papers-just-changed-the-quantum-threat-conversation-heres-what-they-actually-say.md) 02 Apr 2026: On 30 March 2026, two papers from overlapping author groups landed within hours of each other. Together, they represent the most significant single-day contribution to quantum cryptanalysis of blockchain systems to date. The community should engage with them seriously, and precisely. - [Google Just Set a 2029 Deadline. Bitcoin and Ethereum Aren't Ready](/blog/google-just-set-a-2029-deadline-bitcoin-and-ethereum-arent-ready.md) 26 Mar 2026: Google has set a 2029 target for post-quantum migration. This week, the Ethereum Foundation published its own roadmap. Bitcoin’s first proposal was merged last month. The timelines tell very different stories. - [Building the Quantum-Safe Bridge: QRL 2.0 Audit Ready Q1 2026](/blog/qrl-2.0-building-the-bridge-to-the-next-era.md) 25 Dec 2025: As cryptographically relevant quantum computers move from “decades away” to a 2027-2033 reality, the $300B+ EVM ecosystem needs a secure destination fast. QRL 2.0 provides a quantum-safe, EVM-familiar migration path built on seven years of proven quantum-resistant technology, with Testnet V2 launching Q1 2026, and audits to follow towards a successful QRL 2.0 mainnet release. - [Alongside AWS, IBM, and IonQ: QRL Joins Industry Leaders at IQT’s Quantum + AI Event](/blog/alongside-aws-ibm-and-ionq-qrl-joins-industry-leaders-at-iqts-quantum-ai-event.md) 15 Oct 2025: We’re excited to announce that QRL (Quantum Resistant Ledger) has been invited to speak at IQT’s Quantum + AI Conference in New York City (October 19–21), one of the leading global events exploring the intersection of quantum technology and artificial intelligence. - [Should Solidity Developers Care About Post-Quantum Cryptography?](/blog/should-solidity-developers-care-about-postquantum-cryptography.md) 29 Jul 2025: Solidity developers should care about post-quantum cryptography because standards are already changing, and QRL Project Zond makes it easier than ever to migrate. - [How QRL’s Project Zond Will Onboard the Next Wave of Developers – AMA with Lead Developer Kaushal](/blog/how-qrls-project-zond-will-onboard-the-next-wave-of-developers-ama-with-lead-dev-kaushal.md) 02 Jul 2025: In this QRL AMA session, Kaushal takes center stage to explain Project Zond’s technical breakthroughs, detailing the shift to post-quantum cryptographic standards like SPHINCS+ and demonstrating how developers can easily port Ethereum contracts to the new quantum-resistant platform. His hands-on responses during the AMA highlighted Zond’s developer-friendly tools and migration process while fielding community questions about building the first post-quantum secure dApps. - [Embracing SPHINCS+: A Strategic Shift for QRL Project Zond](/blog/embracing-sphincs-a-strategic-shift-for-qrl-project-zond.md) 01 Jul 2025: We’re transitioning from stateful XMSS to NIST-standardized SLH-DSA/SPHINCS+ (FIPS 205), eliminating state-management risks and simplifying development, without delaying release, positioning QRL Project Zond as the quantum-resistant standard for the enterprise. - [Celebrating Seven Years of QRL: Ahead of the Quantum Curve](/blog/celebrating-seven-years-of-qrl-ahead-of-the-quantum-curve.md) 26 Jun 2025: As we mark the seventh anniversary of the Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL), it’s a moment to reflect on our journey, celebrate our achievements, and look towards an even brighter future. - [Sunsetting the QRL Mobile Wallet](/blog/sunsetting-the-qrl-mobile-wallet.md) 05 May 2025: The QRL Wallet will be delisted from app stores on May 30th, 2025. Current users on both iOS and Android devices will still be able to access the app if already installed, but it will no longer be available for download. - [ETHDenver 2025 Recap: Building A Quantum Secure Future with Project Zond](/blog/ethdenver-2025-recap-building-a-quantum-secure-future-with-project-zond.md) 21 Mar 2025: The QRL team showcased its latest advancements in quantum-secure blockchain technology, Project Zond, at ETHDenver 2025, highlighting the growing need for post-quantum security in the blockchain space and offering a solution for Ethereum developers to build secure and quantum-resistant applications. - [Project Zond to Showcase Post-Quantum Secure Blockchain Innovation at ETHDenver 2025](/blog/project-zond-to-showcase-postquantum-secure-blockchain-innovation-at-ethdenver-2025.md) 20 Feb 2025: Get ready for the future of blockchain at ETHDenver 2025, where Project Zond will unveil its groundbreaking post-quantum secure platform, ensuring your smart contracts are safe from tomorrow’s threats! Witness firsthand how QRL Foundation is revolutionizing blockchain with quantum resistance, empowering developers to build enduring, secure Web3 applications. - [QRL Monthly, December 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-december-2024.md) 07 Jan 2025: QRL Zond advances beyond quantum resilience with extensive end-to-end testing, terminology updates to reflect a quantum-resistant ecosystem, seamless Vortex IDE integration for developers, and progress in Ledger hardware wallet support. Stay ahead of the quantum threat as we prepare to launch QRL Zond Testnet V1 in Q1 2025, ensuring a secure and scalable blockchain future. - [The 12 Days of Zond Festivities](/blog/the-12-days-of-zond-festivities.md) 12 Dec 2024: For 12 days in a row, we’re hosting a mix of daily activities, mini challenges, announcements, and opportunities to win daily prizes. The digital festivities are all centered around the future of post-quantum security within our amazing community. - [Announcing the 12 Days of Zond](/blog/announcing-the-12-days-of-zond.md) 12 Dec 2024: In the spirit of the holiday season, we’re bringing the community together with 12 Days of Zond - a celebration of creating, learning, and sharing in the joy that holding post-quantum digital assets brings…with easy ways for everyone to join in. - [QRL Monthly, November 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-november-2024.md) 12 Dec 2024: We’ve made significant progress this month in bolstering the security and usability of QRL Zond. Key advancements include validator reward simulations, a new address format, cryptography library updates, and improvements to wallet provider tools for easier developer integration - [Preparing Bitcoin for the Post-Quantum Era: Insights from Quantum Computing Experts](/blog/preparing-bitcoin-for-the-postquantum-era-insights-from-quantum-computing-experts.md) 15 Nov 2024: Quantum computing threatens Bitcoin’s cryptographic security, as highlighted in the latest episode of The QRL Show, featuring experts from the QRL Core Team and co-authors of the paper “Downtime Required for Bitcoin Quantum Safety”. The panel covered the downtime that Bitcoin would go through and emphasized the urgency of transitioning to quantum-resistant algorithms to prevent to safeguard the future of decentralized finance. - [QRL Monthly, October 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-october-2024.md) 04 Nov 2024: Explore QRL’s latest updates, including a call for post-quantum panel guest recommendations, a beginner’s guide to the quantum threat in blockchain, advancements in post-quantum secure blockchain criteria, and exciting progress on the Zond Chrome Extension Wallet and validator reward systems. - [QRL Monthly, September 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-september-2024.md) 01 Oct 2024: Over the past month, QRL Zond Testnet updates include more testing, enhanced Chrome Extention wallet support for ERC20 tokens, and further optimizations - [QRL Monthly, August 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-august-2024.md) 02 Sep 2024: Discover the next-generation, quantum-resistant Zond Wallet Extension, a promising alternative to MetaMask, designed for secure transactions and identity protection in the evolving Web3 space. In case you missed it, listen Michael Strike and Ryan Malinowski talk about all things quantum and blockchain in a SwapSpace huddle and in the blockchain dialogues podcast - [QRL Monthly, July 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-july-2024.md) 06 Aug 2024: Join us for a discussion on the future of QRL in an AMA session with lead developer Kaushal Kumar Singh where we cover Zond development and timeline. Hear what the industry is saying with our QRL Post-Quantum Panel with Anastasia Marchenkova and Konstantinos. Finally, our community sticker contest has concluded, view the entries and find out how to not miss out on more events! - [Updates and Insights: The Future of QRL AMA with lead developer Kaushal Kumar Singh](/blog/updates-and-insights-the-future-of-qrl-ama-with-kaushal-kumar-singh.md) 31 Jul 2024: In our recent AMA session, lead developer Kaushal Kumar Singh shared significant progress updates and the future vision for the Zond project. Key highlights included advancements in quantum-secure features, seamless Ethereum integration, and an upcoming user-friendly wallet extension. - [QRL Monthly, June 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-june-2024.md) — nfts 02 Jul 2024: Ongoing code reviews QRL Zond. Block Indexer transaction storage enhancements are now complete, and an internal taste of QRL File Tools (QRLFT). - [Celebrating Six Years of Post-Quantum Security: The Journey of QRL](/blog/celebrating-six-years-of-post-quantum-security-the-journey-of-qrl.md) 26 Jun 2024: As we mark the sixth anniversary of the Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL), it’s a moment to reflect on our journey, celebrate our achievements, and look towards an even brighter future. - [QRL Monthly, May 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-may-2024.md) 01 Jun 2024: The Quantum Resistant Ledger team showcased their pioneering, post-quantum secure blockchain technology at the Consensus conference in Austin, TX, earning high praise for their engaging booth, informative brochures, and distinctive setup. - [Michael Strike Explaining QRL + Post-Quantum Security at Web3 Dubai Conference](/blog/michael-strike-explaining-qrl-postquantum-security-at-web3-dubai.md) 16 May 2024: Michael Strike from the QRL Core Team recently spoke at Web3 Dubai. In the presentation, Michael touched on what the QRL project is all about, covers where the quantum threat lies, and provides a number of examples of notable companies that are taking action (and some inaction) today regarding post-quantum security. - [QRL Monthly, April 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-april-2024.md) 12 May 2024: Project Zond: XMSS JS Code Development, P2P Code Review and code streamlining involving removing non-essential beacon parameters, deprecated CLI flags, and more - [QRL Monthly, March 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-march-2024.md) 09 May 2024: Recently, QRL expanded its market presence by listing on XT.COM, offering multiple trading pairs and demonstrating its growing relevance in the crypto space. Alongside market expansion, QRL continues its technical prowess with advancements in the Qrysm and Go-Zond projects, focusing on comprehensive development and testing to ensure robust quantum resistance. - [QRL Primary Report, 2024](/blog/qrl-primary-report-2024.md) 05 Mar 2024: Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) addresses the potential threats of quantum computing on blockchain technology, offering a forward-thinking solution to safeguard cryptographic security in the Quantum Age, with its future direction and impact detailed in our primary report put together by QRL’s operational manager, Iain Wood - [QRL Monthly: feat. QRL Listing on LBank, February 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-february-2024.md) 01 Mar 2024: Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) is now listed on LBank Cryptocurrency Exchange, a major step that expands our blockchain’s reach and offers our community exciting new trading opportunities. The QRL Foundation’s joins the PQCA in its commitment to advancing post-quantum cryptography, ensuring the security of digital assets against emerging quantum threats. Finally, dive into the world of cryptography with “History of Cryptography: Behind The Code - Episode 5” or listen to the Twitter/X Spaces with Web3 Global, exploring the evolution and future of cryptographic security in the age of quantum computing. - [QRL Monthly, January 2024](/blog/qrl-monthly-january-2024.md) 01 Feb 2024: QRL Zond beta-testnet is released, a huge step towards reviving a proof-of-stake protocol with EVM smart contract compatibility. Don’t miss the release AMA with main developer Kaushal Kumar Singh. Interested in the history and development of digital signature algorithms (DSAs)? Behind the Code episode 5 explores their evolution and role in securing everything from email to blockchains. - [Project Zond: QRL's next generation network, with EVM compatibility reaches beta-testnet](/blog/project-zond-qrls-next-generation-network-reaches-betatestnet.md) — proof-of-stake 15 Jan 2024: We are pleased to announce the release of QRL Zond beta-testnet v1, an important step towards allowing blockchain developers to create dApps with EVM smart contract capability and a robust web3 API on a quantum safe backbone. Read more in our blog or jump in right away by going to Test Zond. - [QRL Monthly, December 2023](/blog/qrl-monthly-december-2023.md) 09 Jan 2024: Iain Wood, the new operational manager, takes on the strategic leadership goals including community growth and finalizing the project’s roadmap. QRL Zond enters final work before a public beta-testnet is released - [QRL The Next Chapter](/blog/qrl-the-next-chapter.md) 12 Dec 2023: The QRL project has appointed Iain Wood as its new operational manager, entrusting him with strategic goals such as community growth and finalizing the project’s roadmap. The original creator reflects on the journey, expressing excitement for QRL’s future while transitioning to an administrative role. - [QRL Monthly, November 2023](/blog/qrl-monthly-november-2023.md) 01 Dec 2023: The QRL Zond development progressed, including completed upstream changes, ongoing testing for syncing speed improvements, and efforts to optimize block size for enhanced system performance. In parallel, the QRL Foundation participated as a sponsor in the PKIC Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Conference and member of the PKIC, emphasizing its commitment to cryptographic research and industry collaboration. - [QRL Monthly: feat QRL Zond private beta-testnet - October 2023](/blog/qrl-monthly-feat-qrl-zond-private-betatestnet-october-2023.md) 02 Nov 2023: QRL Zond moves to a private beta-testnet with quantum resistance and EVM-compliant smart contracts with a public beta-testnet on the horizon. Community project, Q-day.org investigates the fascinating intersection of quantum computing and cryptocurrency - [History of Cryptography, behind the code - Episode 4](/blog/history-of-cryptography-behind-the-code-part-4.md) 13 Oct 2023: Here in Episode #4, we move from the unveiling of the NSA in the early 1950’s through the 1990’s early internet era and Digital Signature Algorithms - [QRL Monthly: feat. QRL Mobile Wallet Release by Volt Development - September 2023](/blog/qrl-monthly-september-2023.md) 04 Oct 2023: Volt Development’s long-awaited QRL Mobile Wallet is now available. The QRL Zond beta-testnet is nearing completion, and we’d like to welcome Ricardo Geraldes as a Senior Software Engineer. - [QRL Monthly: feat QRL Documentation Revision - August 2023](/blog/qrl-monthly-august-2023.md) 01 Sep 2023: The QRL documentation is currently being revised with the aim of enhancing user engagement and facilitating development. QRL Zond continues to advance with go-zond-types, wallet-types, staking-deposit-cli, and wallet-encryptor-keystore. Finally, the third episode of “History of Cryptography: Behind The Code” discusses Enigma and Alan Turing. - [History of Cryptography, behind the code - Episode 3](/blog/history-of-cryptography-behind-the-code-episode-3.md) 21 Aug 2023: In this episode of History of Cryptography, we discuss the German engineer Arthur Scherbius’ Enigma machine, which was initially intended for commercial usage but ended up playing a crucial role in the war. Throughout the war, the decoding of Enigma continued to give crucial intelligence, assisting the Allies in foreseeing German naval movements, fending off U-boat raids, and carefully planning their military actions. - [QRL Monthly: feat second phase of grants programme - July 2023](/blog/qrl-monthly-feat-second-phase-grants-programme-july-2023.md) 02 Aug 2023: Introducing Volt Development’s QRL Mobile Wallet and the rollout of the second stage of the grants programme. Better wallet address format is proposed, and the Zond beta testnet is almost ready to roll out. - [Celebrating five years of QRL](/blog/celebrating-five-years-of-qrl.md) 26 Jun 2023: Celebrating five years of QRL and quantum computing progress since QRL genesis. - [QRL Monthly: Feat. The History of Cryptography - May 2023](/blog/qrl-monthly-feat-the-history-of-cryptography-may-2023.md) — proof-of-stake 13 Jun 2023: Cryptography history, including ancient cyphers like the at-bash, scytale, polybius square, and the Caesar cypher. Fusion signatures in the QRL ecosystem, project Zond development, and a special AMA with Geometry Labs! - [History of Cryptography, behind the code - Episode 1](/blog/history-of-cryptography-behind-the-code-episode-1.md) — nfts 18 May 2023: From the ancient Romans to the battlefields of World War II, ciphers have been the custodians of humanity’s most valuable secrets, guarding them against the relentless pursuit of those seeking to exploit them. With each passing century, ciphers have evolved and developed, driven by an unyielding conflict between those who seek to secure the purity of information and those who seek to exploit it. I’m Michael Strike, join us as we explore this fascinating blend of art, science, and mystery, from ancient substitution and transposition methods to modern algorithms based on advanced mathematics and computer science. Get ready to be captivated by the wonder and intrigue of cryptographic ciphers, a timeless reminder of the enduring power of secrets and their keepers. - [Last Month at QRL - April 2023](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-april-2023.md) 12 May 2023: A substantial amount of effort has been invested in Zond (our forthcoming Proof-of-Stake/smart contract upgrade). Areas touched include the consensus engine, validator client, chrome extension, and other tools, improving the system’s overall efficiency, security, and developer friendliness - [Last Month at QRL March 2023](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-march-2023.md) 21 Apr 2023: Geometry Labs has developed highly aggregatable Fusion digital signatures for the QRL ecosystem with funding from the QRL Foundation’s grants programme. Crypto.js Dilithium5 is in devnet and Neven’s law, explained! - [Announcing Fusion Post-Quantum Digital Signatures](/blog/announcing-fusion-post-quantum-digital-signatures.md) 06 Apr 2023: Geometry Labs has developed highly aggregatable Fusion digital signatures for the QRL ecosystem with funding from the QRL Foundation’s grants programme. A formal specification and parameterization of the Fusion signature scheme is currently being developed by Geometry Labs; once complete, these algorithms will be made available to the public as open source software and shared with NIST for consideration as a possible standard. - [Michele Mosca and The Power of Mosca's Theorem: How It Helps Us Grasp the Quantum Threat](/blog/grasping-the-quantum-threat-with-moscas-theorem.md) 03 Apr 2023: Michele Mosca is a well-known mathematician and computer scientist who has made important contributions to the field of quantum computing. The theorem that is named after him helps us understand how dangerous quantum computers can be and the timeline to update systems - [Roadmap update Q1:2023](/blog/roadmap-update-q1-2023.md) 31 Jan 2023: The QRL Foundation has confirmed the receipt of 5 large grant applications and 2 small grant applications thus far. The next round of large foundation grants will be announced in Q2 2023. Core development is now entirely focused upon unlocking proof of stake as a consensus mechanism and enabling smart contract functionality (EVM). - [Last Month at QRL - December 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-december-2022.md) 27 Jan 2023: Highlights QRL Grant Programme The QRL Foundation is committed to creating an open-source, secure and resilient blockchain protocol, which is why, last month, the QRL Foundation launched the QRL Grant Programme and is seeking to support a proliferation of at least ten projects with small grants over the next year Our program is geared towards equipping developers, companies and teams with the necessary tools to create resourceful projects built on QRL, ultimately expanding its user base. Are you a budding innovator? Do you have an innovative project idea that could leverage quantum-resistant cryptography? Then what are you waiting for? Apply for the QRL Grant Programme now and give your idea that extra boost it needs to become a reality! - [End of 2022. First QRL foundation grant announcement](/blog/first-foundation-grant-announcement.md) 31 Dec 2022: Farewell 2022 - you will not be missed 2022 has been a year to forget for crypto assets and markets in general. Raising of interest rates pricked asset bubbles around the world putting pressure on crypto asset valuations. Excessive leverage from hedge funds and the collapse of luna/terra have obliterated companies throughout the space, worst of all wiping out retail investors with funds in seemingly safe centralised lending companies such as Blockfi, Celsius and many others. Contagion continued in Q3/4 as the tide went out revealing the icing on the cake - the sudden failure of a major CEX - FTX bankruptcy - once again trapping funds of over a million retail crypto users. The shockwaves from this continue to reverberate and will undoubtedly be unhelpful from a global regulatory perspective for crypto assets in the future. 2022 has been brutal and unrelenting. - [QRL Foundation announcing first round of the QRL Grants Programme](/blog/announcing-first-round-of-qrl-grants-programme.md) 20 Dec 2022: There will be large grants for research, development, and community. At the end of the year, the first community grant will be announced. Great things get built during bear markets - so let’s do it! - [Last Month at QRL - November 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-november-2022.md) — events 05 Dec 2022: Don’t miss out on the QRL Games Winter Hackathon 2022 happening this month! Find a bug or want to help bug hunt? The QRL Foundation is excited to launch the QRL Bug Bounty Programme that aims to encourage and reward platform improvements. - [QRL Bug Bounty Programme released by the QRL Foundation, further securing the future of blockchains](/blog/bug-bounty-programme-released-by-the-qrl-foundation.md) 30 Nov 2022: In an effort to make QRL’s post-quantum secure blockchain platform even more bulletproof, the QRL Foundation is pleased to establish the QRL Bug Bounty Programme - [QRL Games | Winter Hackathon 2022](/blog/qrl-games-winter-hackathon-2022.md) 22 Nov 2022: Introduction We’re excited to announce our upcoming QRL Games - Winter Hackathon 2022. This builds off of the success of our QRL Hackathon 2022 in Amsterdam where we revealed our public devnet with Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and EVM-compatible smart contract functionality. The main theme for this hackathon is, as the name implies, all about games. Whether it’s taking inspiration from a nostalgic game you played growing up or gamifying any aspect of the project that your quantum-resistant heart desires, the options here are endless. Just like all of our hackathons, they’re open to everyone from professionals, to amateurs. This is a time to join together and earn some Quanta (QRL) along the way! - [Last Month at QRL - October 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-october-2022.md) 04 Nov 2022: Highlights Strategic update: The Sleeper Must Awaken Today, crypto is so much more than just a peer-to-peer value transfer, with DeFi, NFTs, DAO’s, DEX’s and more coming into the space over the last few years. The market capitalization has exploded and blockchain technology is on the verge of entering the mainstream. QRL, being well into its 7th year of existence, is changing with that, introducing smart-contracts for programmable assets, and Proof-of-Stake as a more efficient and robust consensus mechanism. - [The sleeper must awaken](/blog/the-sleeper-must-awaken.md) 26 Oct 2022: State of QRL First off, the hackathon in Amsterdam was a fantastic affair. It was brilliant to meet up with so many members of the passionate QRL community in person. It was certainly successful and I very much look forward to a bigger and better successor event next year - the only questions are when and where? Development continues apace with multiple new developers joining the project in recent months. The QRL network is about to become a very exciting place to be with the advent of POS and smart contract capabilities at the next major release. Soon it will once again be the state of the art. - [Last Month at QRL - September 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-september-2022.md) — proof-of-stake 03 Oct 2022: The official Public Devnet Launch of Zond with EVM Smart Contracts and Proof-of-Stake! A number of interesting ideas were presented at the first real-world QRL Hackathon in 2022, and the community was fantastic. The winning entry, QRLPay, won with being a simple, quick-to-deploy, lightweight QRL payment processor and woocommerce website that connects to your own QRL node - [QRL Hackathon 2022 Entries](/blog/qrl-hackathon-2022-entries.md) 22 Sep 2022: With the final day of the hackathon upon us, we’re happy to reveal the projects that’s being worked on and for the team and community to take a vote on some of your favourites for Best Ecosystem Improvement. Voting will be taking place in our Discord between 2pm and 3:30pm Amsterdam time (UTC) and be weighted 50/50 between the team and the community. Please vote responsibly. 100,000 QRL is at stake so vote responsibly! - [Introducing a powerful post-quantum safe public devnet pre-release with Ethereum Web3 ecosystem compatibility](/blog/zond-public-devnet-prerelease.md) — proof-of-stake, smart-contracts 16 Sep 2022: Anyone is now able to run their own Proof-of-Stake node connected to the public devnet network, stake, and enjoy many of the pleasures of the web3 ecosystem, all while knowing that it was created with longevity and security in mind. - [Last Month at QRL - August 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-august-2022.md) — pos, smart-contracts, events 03 Sep 2022: The QRL Hackathon 2022 has officially begun, opening the doors for everyone from institutions to individuals to be able to build post-quantum secure web3 applications more through Ethereum compatible smart contracts. Interested? Join the hackathon today. - [The QRL Hackathon 2022 Begins](/blog/the-qrl-hackathon-2022-begins.md) — nfts 30 Aug 2022: The team at QRL is delighted to announce the ‘Build on QRL Protocol’ hackathon event has officially begun! We’re beginning the Hackathon with Team Building & Ideation (Stage 1). The importance of this stage is threefold: For you to understand Hackathon Rules & Guidelines Register (if you haven’t already)! Join Discord for Team Building to inform us if you’ll be in-person/online, ability to form teams/ideate/ask us questions/and so on. Click on the link here to Get Started - [Last Month at QRL - July 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-july-2022.md) 02 Aug 2022: Another developer joins QRL to work on project Zond with more to come! The Hackathon registration is open for everyone of all skill levels to build on the QRL. Make sure you don’t miss out on our talk about QRL, Geometry Labs, and NIST Working in parallel to create post-quantum resistant cryptographic algorithms. - [Growing the QRL family](/blog/please-give-a-warm-welcome-to-developer-prajjawal-khandelwal.md) 15 Jul 2022: A warm welcome to Prajjawal who joined the team earlier this month and is working as a Software Development Engineer on project Zond - the Proof-of-Stake/EVM compatibility upgrade - [Quickly setup nodes with QRL Cannon](/blog/quickly-setup-nodes-with-qrl-cannon.md) — qrl-node 09 Jul 2022: QRL nodes can now be launched from the cloud without the need for technical knowledge. Simply follow the instructions at qrlcannon.net, and with a nominal fee (in QRL), launch nodes to help the network and become a part of the QRL network today! - [Last Month at QRL - June 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-june-2022.md) — qrllib 01 Jul 2022: Highlights Celebrating four years of QRL On June 26th 2018, and after two years of meticulous development followed by several third-party audits, the first enterprise-grade post-quantum secure blockchain using the signature scheme, XMSS, was released to the world, called the Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL). As visionaries, we had the foresight to use XMSS which is currently a NIST recommendation, along with an extensible address format for crypto-agility. Right out of the gate we launched with a 100% post-quantum secure address space with GUI wallets for Mac, Windows, and Linux and support for tokens, notarisation, and an amazing api and documentation. The future of the QRL protocol is an eco-friendly public blockchain driven by proof-of-stake that provides users with post-quantum safe transactions and Turing-complete smart contract capabilities. Project Zond aims to harness this vision, and is something we’ve been quietly working on since the release of the codebase and open call for research grants. - [Celebrating four years of QRL](/blog/celebrating-four-years-of-qrl.md) 26 Jun 2022: Celebrating four years of QRL and quantum computing progress since QRL genesis. - [Techniques for efficient post-quantum finance (Part 4: reducing storage requirements)](/blog/techniques-for-efficient-post-quantum-finance-part-4-reducing-storage-requirements.md) — proof-of-stake 23 Jun 2022: In this fourth article from The QRL Foundation and Geometry Labs on exploring various methods for constructing scalable post-quantum technology, we take a look at reducing node storage requirements without compromising blockchain verifiability. - [QRL zero-day coinbase exploit post-mortem](/blog/qrl-zero-day-coinbase-exploit-post-mortem.md) 21 Jun 2022: A detailed disclosure of the recent zero-day coinbase exploit and emergency network fork response. - [Last Month at QRL May 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-may-2022.md) — hackathon 01 Jun 2022: Highlights QRL Hackathon 2022 Location & Date The city of Amsterdam will play host to the QRL Hackathon 2022, and it is with great pleasure that we are able to share this information with you. When: September 21 - 22, 2022 (Wednesday, Thursday) Where: Atrium Meeting Centre Strawinskylaan 3001 1077 ZX Amsterdam There we’ll be reveailing the future of post-quantum resistant blockchains, an environmentally friendly proof-of-stake driven public blockchain with a fully decentralised network, offering users provably post-quantum secure transactions and Turing complete smart contract capabilities. - [Techniques for efficient post-quantum finance (Part 3: adaptor signatures)](/blog/techniques-for-efficient-post-quantum-finance-part-3-adaptor-signatures.md) — proof-of-stake 05 May 2022: This is the third article in a multipart series from The QRL Foundation and Geometry Labs exploring novel one-time adaptor signature scheme, designed to enable payment channels and decentralized trustless cross-chain atomic swaps (QRL↔BTC, QRL↔ETH, QRL↔ZEC, etc.) - [Last Month at QRL - April 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-april-2022.md) 01 May 2022: Last month the QRL team was excited to announce the September 2022 hackathon unveiling PoS and EVM compatible smart contracts. Geometry Labs, in partnership with QRL, released the first part of techniques for efficient finance series with more to come! - [Techniques for efficient post-quantum finance (Part 2: signature aggregation)](/blog/techniques-for-efficient-post-quantum-finance-part-2-signature-aggregation.md) — proof-of-stake 28 Apr 2022: This is the second article in a multipart series from The QRL Foundation and Geometry Labs exploring signature aggregation, a critical component for reducing the on-chain footprint for blockchains using the proof-of-stake consensus with many validators - [Techniques for efficient post-quantum finance (Part 1: digital signatures)](/blog/techniques-for-efficient-post-quantum-finance-part-1-digital-signatures.md) — proof-of-stake 14 Apr 2022: The first part of a series for developing efficient post-quantum finance in an adversarial world. In this article, we look at how to efficiently implement lattice-based digital signature schemes. We show how they can be made more efficient with sparse keys, and link to a python package that employs these signatures. - [Post-quantum secure Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and EVM compatible smart contract platform to be revealed at the QRL hackathon 2022](/blog/qrl-hackathon-2022.md) — hackathon 13 Apr 2022: We are excited to announce that a hackathon event is planned for September 2022 at the end of the summer. The most recent network upgrade will be revealed at this event, along with public devnet Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and EVM-compatible smart contract functionality. Finally, developers and the general public will be able to create and use exciting web3 functionality within the QRL protocol. - [Calling on all NFT Platform Providers](/blog/calling-all-nft-platform-providers.md) — nfts 07 Apr 2022: We’re calling on all developers to be the first NFT platform providers for Quantum Secure NFTs. Full NFT genesis launch is expected later this year. For those who have interest, please contact info@theqrl.org with interest in building out an NFT provider platform. - [Last Month at QRL — March 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-march-2022.md) — nfts, qrllib, qrl-cli 01 Apr 2022: Post-quantum safe Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have arrived on the testnet & the significance of post-quantum resistant NFTs. Providers / marketplaces are the missing piece! QRLLIB Rust port nearly complete. JSON output for the QRL-CLI, and a New QRL Explainer deck. - [Why do you run a QRL node?](/blog/reasons-to-run-a-qrl-node.md) 17 Mar 2022: Noted reasons include added Security, Decentralization, and Speed of API calls. - [Last Month at QRL — February 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-february-2022.md) — proof-of-stake 28 Feb 2022: QRL Mainnet v3 landed successfully! Geometry Labs were pleased to release ’lattice-algebra’, an elegant, high-performance cryptographic library. - [QRL Mainnet Version 3 (codenamed Cesium) hard fork has been successful!](/blog/qrl-mainnet-v3-successful.md) 25 Feb 2022: One step closer to truly decentralised governance. This hard-fork integrates QIP-016 to reduce the emission rate of the network after successfully being approved through an on-chain vote. - [Introducing lattice-algebra: An elegant, high-performance post-quantum cryptography library](/blog/lattice-algebra-library.md) — proof-of-stake 18 Feb 2022: QRL, in partnership with Geometry Labs, are excited to announce a new lattice-algebra library for efficient, elegant, and high performance post-quantum secure cryptography. - [Last Month at QRL - January 2022](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-january-2022.md) 02 Feb 2022: QRL Mainnet V3.0 (codename Cesium) has been released, a look and appreciation of QRL Community Code Initiatives, the World’s 1st Steampunk Quantum Computer Resistant Blockchain Node, and a plethora of code updates! - [QRL Mainnet v3.0 has been released! (Codename: Cesium)](/blog/qrl-mainnet-release-version-3-cesium.md) — qrl-node 20 Jan 2022: We’re happy to announce that QRL Mainnet Version 3 (Cesium) has been released and will be activated at block height 1,938,000 which has an estimated target time of February 25th, 2022 - [QRL Winter Hackathon Results](/blog/qrl-winter-hackathon-2021-results.md) 10 Jan 2022: QRl Winter Hackathon 2021 Overview QRL has had a rich API and documentation since mainnet, so it’s been long overdue that we hosted a hackathon to encourage people to build on our platform. The winter hackathon was laid simply out into projects and daily rewards with projects being larger endeavors eligible for a pot of up to 9000 QRL, and daily rewards given out to QRL related activity. By the end of the hackathon, 11 175.73 QRL was distributed, with 2175.73 going to daily rewards, and the other 9000 QRL awarded to project leads. - [Last Month at QRL — December 2021](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-december-2021.md) 01 Jan 2022: The QRL Winter Hackathon. On-chain NFT’s coming to QRL. QIP-017 (wallet v3 format), wallet v1.8 release, and a lot more! - [NFT support is coming to QRL - Calling on all NFT artists who wish to be part of the genesis run to apply!](/blog/announcing-preliminary-quantum-secure-nfts-and-cta.md) — nfts 25 Dec 2021: QRL is happy to announce preliminary support for NFTs on the QRL blockchain on devnet and are putting out a call to all NFT artists to be the genesis run of Quantum Secure NFTs - [QRL Winter Hackathon 2021 Projects Overview](/blog/qrl-winter-hackathon-2021-projects.md) 17 Dec 2021: Not just about code. The QRL Winter Hackathon is about having fun and digging into whatever you want to dig into. Come join us! - [QRL Wallet Release version 1.8](/blog/qrl-wallet-release-1.8.md) — qrl-wallet 14 Dec 2021: Support for Apple Silicon and Windows 11, Filtered Tokens, and Nodejs & meteor version updates - [Community qrllight wallet release version 1.4](/blog/community-qrllight-wallet-release-version-1.4.md) — qrllight 13 Dec 2021: qrllight wallet v1.4 is released which features both mainnet/testnet support, a slaves.json implementation, and several bug fixes. Feedback is desired! - [QRL Winter Hackathon 2021](/blog/qrl-winter-hackathon-2021.md) 10 Dec 2021: The QRL Winter Hackathon opens today for everyone: Professionals, amateurs, people with tech backgrounds, without tech backgrounds - join us for a collaborative and festive season! - [Last Month at QRL — November 2021](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-november-2021.md) — enqlave, qrl-wallet, qrllib, qcryptonight 01 Dec 2021: More developers and developer expansion update, QIP-016 APPROVED, and the Quantum Computing race heats up - [Last Month at QRL — October 2021](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-october-2021.md) — qrl-wallet 05 Nov 2021: Seminal on-chain voting commences. Original developer, Charlie, resumes development on EnQlave, and UAE developer expansion kicks off - [Guide to voting on QRL Improvement Proposal #016](/blog/guide-to-voting-on-qip-016.md) 29 Oct 2021: It’s important you read this to vote! - [QRL Improvement Proposal 016 (QIP-016) Pre-vote Synopsis: Reduce emissions rate of the network](/blog/qip016-reduce-emission-rate-of-the-network-prevote-synopsis.md) — qip 22 Oct 2021: To reduce the emissions rate of the network by a multiplication factor of 0.4x which has been determined through both network and transaction analysis, and with regards to the future economic incentives of Proof-of-Stake. - [Last Month at QRL — September 2021](/blog/last-month-at-qrl-september-2021.md) — on-chain-voting 01 Oct 2021: Post-quantum secure decentralized on-chain voting has entered public testnet! The downsides of voting systems today and where decentralized voting fits in. - [Decentralized on-chain voting enters public testing](/blog/decentralized-on-chain-voting-enters-public-testing.md) — voting, testpilots 29 Sep 2021: Decentralized on-chain voting has entered public testing on $QRL This index has 281 entries. Additional pages are available from [the HTML index](/blog/).