Post‑quantum L1 launches
Naoris Protocol launched a mainnet it bills as the first post‑quantum‑secure Layer‑1, implementing NIST‑standard cryptography and a decentralized Proof‑of‑Security consensus to harden assets against future quantum attacks. The team positions the chain as infrastructure for DeFi and critical systems that need quantum resistance as timelines for quantum risk compress. For institutions and protocols thinking long term, that architecture is being pitched as a hedge against an accelerating quantum threat. (News Bytes / Bitcoin News, (cointribune.com))
Naoris Protocol switched its mainnet to live on April 1, 2026, and said the network is operating initially in an invite-only phase for a restricted set of validators and strategic partners. ( ) In its published testnet summary the team reports the network previously processed just over 100 million secure transactions, created roughly 3.3 million wallets, activated about 1 million security nodes, and logged more than 600 million identified or mitigated threats during the trial period. ( ) The chain encrypts and signs transactions using a post-quantum digital-signature standard called Dilithium-5, where a digital signature is the cryptographic proof that a transaction was authorized and the “post-quantum” label means the algorithm is designed to resist attacks from future quantum computers; Dilithium (standardized by the U.S. standards body in its 2024 post-quantum package) is one of those approved algorithms. ( ) Naoris’ consensus is branded dPoSec, short for decentralized Proof of Security, which the team describes as a mechanism that selects and rewards validator nodes based on real-time device validation and anomaly detection — in other words nodes earn participation by proving they are actively monitoring and flagging threats rather than only by staking capital. ( ) The project presents the mainnet as a “Sub-Zero Layer” intended to sit beneath existing stacks to provide native, quantum-resistant security; the ecosystem rollout is phased and the NAORIS economic token and strategic backers including Draper Associates are referenced in the project materials and coverage. ( )
