# Last Month at QRL — September 2020

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EnQlave audit firm X41 D-Sec starts, Insight research joins QRL, Proof-of-Stake Update, Quantum computing/security news, and QRL Mentions

Published: 2020-10-01
Updated: 2020-10-01



Author: Jack Matier



Categories: technical
Features: proof-of-stake, enqlave, audit











EnQlave audit firm x41 D-Sec starts audit x41 D-Sec has started their audit of project enQlave, an Ethereum webwallet which allows any user to secure their ether or ERC20 token balances from quantum theft.
x41 D-Sec was one of the two external auditors involved with auditing cryptographic portions of our QRL codebase (report here), so their expertise is fitting for auditing the smart contract code for any possible issues as well. Audits, along with code review and testing coverage, will continue to play a vital role in ensuring the security fundamentals that underpin our codebase. Our previous audits can be found on our github.
The audit has begun and is expected to be completed within the coming weeks.
Insight Research joins QRL Insight research has joined QRL and work has already begun!
The primary focus will be towards QRL’s Proof-of-Stake network with research into lattice cryptography and signature aggregation. These key elements will allow us to reduce the overall block-size, allowing for a higher number of validators per epoch, and improve its scalability.
Full release coming.
Proof-of-Stake Updates Transactions: Tested OTS Index Validation: Tested P2P code nearly complete Code for processing and recording the attestation transaction for the proposed block has been finished Quantum Computing and Security News Last month we’ve been witness to massive advances in quantum computing as companies have been on each-others tails improving their quantum volume and decreasing noise bringing us closer to logical qubits.
Sep 9th — Technique prevents errors in quantum computers Link: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-technique-errors-quantum.html
Sept 12th — China claims quantum leap with machine declared a million times greater than Google’s Sycamore Link: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3101219/china-claims-quantum-leap-machine-declared-million-times-greater
Sept 14th — Quantum startup CEO suggests we are only five years away from a quantum desktop computer Link: https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/14/quantum-startup-ceo-suggests-we-are-only-five-years-away-from-a-quantum-desktop-computer/
Sept 15th — IBM publishes its quantum roadmap, says it will have a 1,000-qubit machine in 2023 Link: https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/15/ibm-publishes-its-quantum-roadmap-says-it-will-have-a-1000-qubit-machine-in-2023/
Sept 17th — IBM and Cambridge Quantum Computing announce random number generator service Link: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ibm-and-cambridge-quantum-computing-announce-random-number-generator-service/
Sept 26th — Ultracold gas exhibits bizarre quantum behavior Link: https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/ultracold-gas-exhibits-bizarre-quantum-behavior
Sept 29th — Achieving Quantum Volume 128 on the Honeywell Quantum Computer Link: https://www.honeywell.com/en-us/newsroom/news/2020/09/achieving-quantum-volume-128-on-the-honeywell-quantum-computer
Oct 1st — Startup IonQ drastically ups the quantum computing ante (Breaking news: Just released today)
Link: https://fortune.com/2020/10/01/ionq-quantum-computer-most-powerful-honeywell-ibm-google/
QRL Mentions Sept 2nd — Quantum Resistant Ledger, a Post-Quantum Value Store and Decentralized Communication Layer, to have its Ethereum Web Wallet Audited Link: https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/09/166115-quantum-resistant-ledger-a-post-quantum-value-store-and-decentralized-communication-layer-to-have-its-ethereum-web-wallet-audited/
Sept 12th — When can a quantum computer destroy bitcoin? Link: https://medium.com/quantum-bits/when-can-a-quantum-computer-destroy-bitcoin-a10cbac911da
Sept 21st — Deterministic Wallets in a Quantum World Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/1149.pdf