Overview
- Naoris Protocol opened its mainnet built on NIST’s ML-DSA standard, a post-quantum signature scheme designed to resist attacks that could crack today’s wallet keys.
- The network enforces a one-way switch for any account that opts in, blocking transactions that use older ECDSA-style signatures once a post-quantum key is registered.
- Naoris reports its test phase processed over 106 million post-quantum transactions and flagged about 603 million threats, and the mainnet starts with invite-only validators and a NAORIS token near a $36 million market value.
- The project says assets become quantum-resistant only after users move them onto Naoris, leaving coins and contracts on legacy chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum exposed until broader migrations occur.
- Urgency rose after new research from Google lowered the qubit count thought needed to break Bitcoin’s signatures, while Ethereum developers outlined a migration plan and Bitcoin contributors advanced proposals to limit public key exposure.