Quantus2026-09-29 09:48:32Quantus white paper review highlights STARK-based privacy gains and flags 27% premine riskQuantus, a privacy-focused public blockchain built around the NIST post-quantum signature standard ML-DSA, is scheduled to launch its mainnet on Sept. 9, 2026. In a long-form review republished by BlockTempo from the blog of "Physics Apprentice" at "Gazing at the Singularity," the project is described as one of the more technically interesting public-chain designs the author has read this year. The core idea is to use a STARK-based proof system that relies only on hash functions to move bulky post-quantum signatures off-chain for aggregation, which in turn improves throughput and creates a privacy layer at the same time. The paper says this lets Quantus turn privacy transfers into a cheaper scaling path rather than an expensive add-on. The review also spends substantial time on trade-offs. Quantus uses Wormhole addresses to break the on-chain link between sender and receiver, but transfer amounts remain visible, making the privacy model closer to Tornado Cash-style link breaking than Monero-style amount concealment. On tokenomics, the author’s main concern is the chain’s 27% genesis premine, equal to 5.67 million QTC, with the full allocation unlocked over the first four years. The article argues that this creates a heavy early supply overhang for a network positioned as a store-of-value asset, even though the project also adopts a 21 million cap, a smooth issuance curve, and a burn mechanism intended to recycle part of privacy-transfer fees back into future miner rewards.230
Quantus2026-09-11 06:43:35Quantus launches quantum-resistant PoW mainnet, opens QTC miningQuantus has launched a proof-of-work mainnet built with quantum-resistant cryptography, according to a report cited by Odaily and sourced to Bitcoin.com News. The network includes ML-DSA-65 and ML-DSA-87 digital signature mechanisms as part of its design. Quantus also set the maximum supply of its native token, QTC, at 21 million coins. The project said PoW mining is available from the start of the mainnet launch. The update centers on network architecture, token issuance limits, and mining access, with no other rollout details disclosed in the brief announcement.850
Quantus2026-09-11 06:43:50Quantus launches quantum-resistant PoW mainnet with QTC mining openBlockchain project Quantus has launched a proof-of-work mainnet built with quantum-resistant cryptography, according to ChainCatcher. The network includes ML-DSA-65 and ML-DSA-87 digital signature mechanisms. Quantus also said its native token, QTC, has a fixed maximum supply of 21 million tokens. PoW mining for the network opened at launch. The announcement focused on the mainnet’s cryptographic design, token cap, and mining availability.840
Quantus2026-09-09 01:23:36Quantus to launch mainnet on Sept. 9, with mining as the only initial token access routeQuantus founder and CEO Yuvi Lightman said on X that the quantum-resistant blockchain’s mainnet is scheduled to go live on Sept. 9, a Wednesday. At launch, mining will be the only way to obtain tokens, while liquidity and trading functionality are expected to come several weeks later. Lightman said the team has merged its Immunefi security work into the public codebase and completed all fixes from its audit contest. He also outlined several protocol and infrastructure measures ahead of launch, including support for ML-DSA-65 and ML-DSA-87, contextual binding for every signature under the FIPS 204 standard, fail-closed handling for undecodable multisig transactions, and a hardened network stack designed to resist denial-of-service attacks. The team said it completed a full end-to-end rehearsal on a global pre-production mainnet spanning the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia. Quantus also said it deployed multi-region bootnodes and dedicated RPC nodes through infrastructure-as-code, reduced indexer memory usage from above 90% to about 26%, launched its registration page, revamped its website, added multi-account support for Keystone hardware wallets, and released CLI v2.1.3 and miner v4.0.2. A Quantum & Privacy Day event with NEAR is set for Oct. 8 in Singapore during Token2049.1980
quantum compu2026-08-10 03:50:50Quantum Attack May Start With Wallet Thefts, Not Satoshi’s $63B BitcoinChristopher Smith, founder of blockchain startup Quantus, says the first quantum attack could look like a burst of unexplained cryptocurrency wallet thefts, not a direct hit on Satoshi Nakamoto's dormant Bitcoin, which is estimated to be worth around $63 billion. A powerful enough quantum computer could derive private keys from public keys exposed on-chain, letting attackers move funds without breaking into wallets, devices, or exchange systems. For highly secure institutions, the only forensic evidence might be that no intrusion exists at all. Smith believes early targets could include military systems and state secrets. In the blockchain space, Tether's minting keys may be even more valuable: an attacker with that access could mint tokens from nowhere and sell them before the issuer can respond. Google has moved its post-quantum migration timeline to 2029, while Smith puts the odds of quantum computers breaking modern cryptography around 2028 at “50-50.” Relevant blockchains have already started shifting to post-quantum signatures.1820
