đš BITCOIN LIGHTNING JUST GOT A QUANTUM SHIELD âĄïž
A research team from East Texas A&M University has built PQLN, a post-quantum security layer designed to protect Bitcoinâs Lightning Network from future quantum attacks.
đ Uses ML-DSA + ML-KEM lattice-based cryptography
âïž ~11,000 lines added to rust-lightning
⥠Cryptographic overhead: â€0.33 ms per operation
đ Tested across 12 mixed-node scenarios with legacy + upgraded nodes
â Zero stuck payments in their interoperability tests
đĄ Main trade-off: roughly 10Ă more gossip bandwidth with ML-DSA
And the wild part?
PQLN can run alongside existing Lightning nodes without changing Bitcoinâs base layer.
The catch: it protects Lightningâs off-chain surfaces, not Bitcoinâs underlying on-chain funds.
Quantum computing may still be years away â but Bitcoinâs Lightning Network is already preparing for it. đ„đ
#Bitcoin #BTC #LightningNetwork #QuantumComputing #Crypto
A research team from East Texas A&M University has built PQLN, a post-quantum security layer designed to protect Bitcoinâs Lightning Network from future quantum attacks.
đ Uses ML-DSA + ML-KEM lattice-based cryptography
âïž ~11,000 lines added to rust-lightning
⥠Cryptographic overhead: â€0.33 ms per operation
đ Tested across 12 mixed-node scenarios with legacy + upgraded nodes
â Zero stuck payments in their interoperability tests
đĄ Main trade-off: roughly 10Ă more gossip bandwidth with ML-DSA
And the wild part?
PQLN can run alongside existing Lightning nodes without changing Bitcoinâs base layer.
The catch: it protects Lightningâs off-chain surfaces, not Bitcoinâs underlying on-chain funds.
Quantum computing may still be years away â but Bitcoinâs Lightning Network is already preparing for it. đ„đ
#Bitcoin #BTC #LightningNetwork #QuantumComputing #Crypto
