Enough to brute-force RSA/ECDSA in hours — public key leakage = catastrophic loss.
Even “post-quantum” lattices fall once million-qubit machines arrive. We assume that brink is near. Why?
Validator-sharded 2FA keeps the ledger public yet blocks unauthorized spends.
The Quantum Clock is Ticking
Every qubit advance shortens the timeline from “maybe” to “inevitable.” Attackers are already stockpiling encrypted traffic. Once they have enough qubits, legacy chains and “maybe-safe” PQC networks get drained overnight.
Our stance: eliminate the single point of failure instead of hoping qubits stay small.
2024–2025
IBM & Google release million-qubit roadmaps. Commercial labs demonstrate 20k+ qubits and improved error mitigation.
2026
State-backed programs target 100k logical qubits. PQC pilots show heavy overhead and uncertain guarantees.
2027+
Fault-tolerant million-qubit machines enter real-world trials. “Harvest-now, decrypt-later” archives unlock, draining legacy wallets.
Architecture at a Glance
Validator-Sharded 2FA
Every spend requires a quorum of validator-held shards. A leaked key—or a key derived by a quantum computer—still can’t transact without consensus approval.
Lean Ed25519 Signing
We keep the ledger lightweight, high-throughput, and tooling-friendly. Security comes from authorization, not signature bloat.
Quantum Lock (QL)
An insurance reserve that stabilizes liquidity during migration events and backs institutional trades with emergency coverage.
All three pillars run in production today: the validator quorum signs every wallet transaction, the bonded DEX prices QP liquidity, and Quantum Lock (QL) stands ready as the insurance reserve backing institutional flows.
Initiate
A user signs a transaction with their Ed25519 key. The ledger stays public, auditable, and fast.
Authorize
Validators confirm the signature and contribute their encrypted 2FA shards. A quorum (≥5 of 7) must approve.
Finalize
Only after the second factor is satisfied does the transaction settle. No single party can move funds alone.
Smart Money Moves Before PQC Arrives
Classical single-key security is the ticking bomb. “Harvest now, decrypt later” archives already exist, and when quantum machines scale, legacy wallets with no second factor unlock in bulk. Capital that wants to survive the turn needs rails that stay fast, public, and verifiable today—yet can’t be drained by tomorrow’s compute.
QuantumProof keeps slim Ed25519 signatures for throughput and usability, then adds validator-sharded 2FA so even a quantum-derived key still needs consensus authorization. We fix the failure point without bloating the chain.
Why not Lattice? Today’s common baseline signature stays Ed25519 because lattice schemes keep picking up real-world speedups—Three-Toupling, hybrid sieves, and a string of published optimizations—and we’ve already demonstrated a material shortcut of our own. The trajectory is obvious and people are starting to acknowledge it: more shortcuts arrive, the security margin shrinks, and broad lattice deployments drift toward RSA-level risk. Validator-sharded 2FA avoids that arms race entirely; it’s bulletproof now, without migrations or emergency key rotations, and it keeps QP leaner than “quantum currencies” that bolt lattices on day one. We’ll still ship a lattice-based second factor for compatibility, but Ed25519 + 2FA remains the default.
Why We Don’t Chase Heavy PQC
- PQC is bulky — multi-kilobyte keys and signatures slow wallets, clog blocks, and inflate fees.
- Assumptions are fragile — the same labs building million-qubit machines also look for shortcuts around today’s PQC candidates.
- Speed matters — traders, institutions, and games need sub-second finality, not experimental crypto that can quadruple payload sizes.
- Authorization beats guesswork — securing who can move funds scales better than betting on which lattice survives the next breakthrough.
We’ll adopt PQC primitives once they are proven, performant, and necessary. Until then, validator-gated 2FA keeps QP lightweight and quantum-aware.
Consortium-Grade Governance
Dubai LLP Consortium
QP is operated by a Dubai-registered LLP with members such as ONFA, Crypto.com, and Paradigm. Builders innovate, operators secure, and a neutral executive team reports to the board.
- 7–9 validators globally distributed
- No entity controls more than one shard
- Automatic slashing & rapid replacement
- Semesterly third-party audits published on-chain
QuantumScan Explorer reveals validator performance, shard rotation history, governance votes, and liquidity metrics in real time.
Fueling the Migration
QP aligns incentives for validators, liquidity providers, and institutions so the quantum migration can happen quickly and safely.
Dynamic Rewards
Staking yields float with usage. Validators earn more when they meet latency, uptime, and shard-availability targets.
QL Insurance
Quantum Lock backstops migrations, exchanges, and OTC desks with emergency liquidity when legacy rails fail.
Replenishment
Up to 0.2% of supply (≈2M QP) can be minted annually to offset lost wallets, keeping liquidity intact without material inflation.
Rollout Plan
| Stage | Goal | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beta (3-node quorum) | QuantumScan-powered beta with rapid iteration | In progress |
| Soft-Launch (5-node quorum) | Freeze core protocol, finalize shard rotation & failover playbooks | Planned |
| Mainnet (7-node consortium) | Onboard institutional validators, open migration channels | Target |
Lead the Migration
Quantum-safe rails are not optional — they’re inevitable. Whether you’re migrating a treasury, running infrastructure, or advising clients, QuantumProof gives you a path everyone can trust when qubits explode.