Justin Sun, founder of the Tron network, said Tron’s post-quantum cryptography is now live on testnet, marking a new step in the project’s effort to prepare for future quantum threats. According to Cointelegraph, Sun said in a post on X on Saturday that Tron is closely monitoring developments in quantum computing and artificial intelligence, and that the network is prepared to bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time. He added that Tron is committed to protecting user assets and aims to become one of the few major blockchains that is quantum-resistant before Q-Day, the point at which quantum computing could break current security standards. The update comes as blockchain developers increasingly focus on post-quantum security, given concerns that sufficiently powerful quantum computers could eventually compromise the elliptic-curve cryptography used across Bitcoin, Ethereum and other networks.

Cointelegraph also noted that other projects and firms have been advancing similar efforts. Coindesk reported on July 28 that blockchain security company AmericanFortress had introduced a cryptographic plan designed to protect crypto wallets from future quantum attacks without requiring users to move funds, rotate keys or change wallet addresses. AmericanFortress said its approach differs from many proposed post-quantum methods because it keeps existing wallet addresses unchanged while adding post-quantum protection. The company published the proposal in a technical paper on the Cryptography ePrint Archive, although it had not yet been peer-reviewed. Earlier this year, a Strategy-led consortium pledged $15 million to support Bitcoin quantum security research, the Ethereum Foundation published a proposal for migrating accounts to quantum-resistant cryptography, and Algorand outlined plans to introduce quantum-resistant accounts by 2027.