There are four critical cybersecurity clocks—each telling time in a different way: the adversary, the regulator, the vendor, and your ability to execute. You control one. If the others get there first, you could face higher costs and a range of risks. IonQ just reported on how a 20,000-physical-qubit quantum computer is estimated to be able to break 256-bit elliptic encryption. This blog by Field Quantum Security Officer Simon Sinisha Patkovic details what’s behind each of the four clocks and what organizations need to know now to improve security exposure. Read the full blog → #IonQ# #QuantumIsNow# #QuantumSecurity# #QKD# #PQC#

The future of quantum won’t be built one product at a time. Across computing, networking, sensing, and security, IonQ is building technologies designed to work together to solve the greatest mission challenges. That future is already being shaped by work happening today. Through programs with the U.S. government, allied governments, and commercial organizations, we develop and test critical technologies against real mission needs in demanding operating environments. These programs validate capabilities across IonQ’s full-stack platform today while we build the foundation for increasingly integrated systems tomorrow. Commercial momentum across IonQ's quantum platform is happening now. Our agreement with @Congruity360 protects sensitive enterprise data for clients across the U.S. with quantum key distribution (#QKD#) on top of post-quantum cryptography (#PQC#). Read the full announcement → #IonQ# #QuantumIsNow# #FutureOfQuantum# #QuantumSecurity#

🚀 #MOVA# Weekly Report 🔗 Ecosystem & Operations • MOVA shared its long-term vision for post-quantum resilient infrastructure — built for the future of stablecoins, RWA settlement, and institutional-scale finance. • As Web3 evolves beyond speed alone, longevity and unbreachable security become foundational. 🧩 Technical • Next Testnet — Jupiter: Trace Engine Optimization (Part 1) – Introduced asynchronous call-trace persistence pipeline – Eliminated heavy EVM re-execution for trace queries – Stabilized node memory usage during 8-hour sync tests – Prevented OOM crashes under high synchronization workloads 📘 Full report on Medium 👇 #MovaChain# #PayFi# #Web3# #RWA# #QuantumSecurity# #JupiterTestnet#

Interlink Prepares for the Quantum Threat Before It Arrives InterLink (@inter_link) is preparing its blockchain infrastructure for future quantum computing threats. The project says post-quantum security is becoming a long-term infrastructure priority. It is studying quantum resistant cryptography across wallets, validators, consensus and smart contracts. The effort also addresses the “harvest now, decrypt later” threat. InterLink says migration could take years and should not begin during an emergency. The project is following NIST’s post-quantum standards as research continues.

Is a quantum attack on Satoshi’s Bitcoins actually the biggest threat to crypto, or are we looking at the wrong target? ⚛️🔓 While headlines fear the potential theft of Satoshi’s 1.1M $BTC, quantum security experts warn that Tether’s USDT minting keys pose a far greater systemic risk to global markets. The latest KuCoin blog breaks down the reality of post-quantum cryptography in Web3: 🔑 The Core Vulnerability: Shor’s algorithm can derive private keys directly from exposed public keys on-chain, threatening Elliptic Curve Cryptography (secp256k1) without needing device-level hacks. 💰 Control vs. Illiquidity: Selling Satoshi's 1.1M BTC would trigger instant market crashes, yielding low realized value. Compromising Tether's minting keys gives an attacker infinite synthetic leverage to drain global CEX and DeFi liquidity pools silently. 🤫 The "Silent Q-Day": Early quantum hacks won't feature a dramatic, overnight network collapse; they are expected to quietly mimic routine credential leaks, targeting active mempools and smart contract admin multi-sigs. 🛡️ The Post-Quantum Pivot: Blockchains are accelerating the transition to NIST-approved Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards—like ML-DSA (Dilithium) and STARK proofs—to secure legacy infrastructure. Is the digital asset industry ready for the quantum transition? Read the full analysis here:

NEWS: Vitalik Buterin says quantum security and privacy now sit at the center of Ethereum's roadmap, and neither appeared on the 2023 plan at all. The Strawmap runs through 2029 and opens the door to replacing the EVM with RISC-V or leanISA.

InterLink shipped post-quantum security. The Seoul Private Mainnet runs post-quantum signatures at the protocol level, per @inter_link's launch announcement. Most chains are still publishing roadmaps for this. It sits alongside the human node model, where ITLG staking under DAO Proposal #16# converts into ITL and node operators earn for securing the network. A verification chain that assumes quantum computers arrive. $ITL

Crypto's quantum arms race is accelerating fast In the past two weeks alone: @trondao put post-quantum signatures on testnet, @NEARProtocol shipped quantum security in its 2.13 upgrade, and the $XRP Ledger advanced a five-part post-quantum roadmap. Zcash's Tachyon upgrade targets quantum readiness too, per CoinDesk Research. The industry isn't waiting for Q-Day to arrive before hardening its cryptography.

It's not about whether or not quantum computers will arrive. It’s also not about when. It's about this: can you trust your funds on quantum-vulnerable infrastructure? Why would you? Post-quantum security matters, and StarkWare is committed to ensuring Starknet is quantum-ready