Tezos Tests Quantumnet in Early Quantum-Defense Effort
The experimental network evaluates post-quantum cryptography across accounts, consensus and data availability before any potential live-network upgrade.
Tezos has launched Quantumnet, an experimental network for testing defenses against future quantum-computing threats across multiple parts of its blockchain.
The project is not a production-ready version of Tezos or the network’s final post-quantum design. Developers are using it to identify technical problems, measure performance and refine the technology before potentially proposing a protocol amendment.
The test network pairs ML-DSA-44 signatures for tz5 accounts with a Smooth Weighted Round Robin method for selecting bakers.
Its trials include aggregating quantum-resistant signatures in the consensus process and using ZODA to support data availability. These components address different parts of how the blockchain verifies activity and maintains access to data.
TzEL is separately exploring confidential post-quantum transactions, adding another line of development to Tezos’ broader effort to prepare for quantum-related cryptographic risks.
The systems still need to be evaluated together before any changes can reach the live network. Quantumnet gives developers an environment to test how the components perform as the post-quantum design develops.
