pqchain_commentary.csv

project,ticker,tier,category,category_commentary,tx_signature_exposure,tx_signature_commentary,consensus_exposure,consensus_commentary,p2p_exposure,p2p_commentary,onchain_exposure,onchain_commentary,other_exposure,other_commentary,ec_sunset,ec_sunset_commentary,date_last_updated,audit,report
Cellframe,CELL,,,Post-quantum from genesis with an algorithm-agile architecture.,,"CRYSTALS-Dilithium default with multi-scheme support (Falcon, SPHINCS+).",,Post-quantum PoS with Dilithium validator signing.,,Kyber-512 key encapsulation and post-quantum node identity.,,No elliptic-curve cryptography in on-chain logic.,,Algorithms can be hot-swapped without a hard fork.,,"No elliptic curve in the core protocol, so there is nothing to retire.",,,
Mochimo,MCM,,,Hash-based from genesis (2018); pure value-transfer chain.,,WOTS+ (RFC 8391) with enforced one-time addresses.,,Hash-based proof-of-work (Peach algorithm).,,"Plaintext peer transport with only a non-cryptographic CRC16 checksum; no encryption or integrity, so packets are forgeable.",,No smart-contract layer.,,Enforced one-time addresses and chain compression.,,"Never used elliptic curve, so there is nothing to retire.",,,
QANplatform,QANX,,,Lattice-native chain that also accepts EC for EVM compatibility.,,ML-DSA (Dilithium) native; ECDSA also accepted for EVM compatibility.,,Proof-of-Randomness with lattice-based validator keys.,,Post-quantum node identity; transport encryption status unconfirmed.,,QVM verifies ML-DSA signatures natively on-chain.,,Multi-language smart-contract support (not a cryptographic feature).,,Elliptic curve is retained for EVM compatibility with no announced removal timeline.,,,
QRL,QRL,,,Hash-based from genesis; Zond upgrade adds an EVM execution layer.,,XMSS (NIST SP 800-208) from genesis; SPHINCS+ planned via Zond.,,Hash-based proof-of-work (RandomX); Zond proof-of-stake uses post-quantum validator keys.,,"Plaintext TCP peer transport with no key exchange or peer authentication; XMSS secures transactions, not the wire.",,"Zond EVM verifies post-quantum signatures on testnet, not yet on mainnet.",,Post-quantum messaging layer.,,"Never used elliptic curve, so there is nothing to retire.",,,
Abelian,ABEL,,,"Lattice-based privacy chain, post-quantum from genesis.",,Lattice-based ring signatures across all privacy levels.,,Hash-based proof-of-work.,,"Plaintext peer transport (btcd fork, Bitcoin wire framing); the self-signed TLS is RPC-only, not peer gossip.",,No L1 contracts; an EVM-compatible L2 is planned.,,"Lattice-based privacy (ring signatures, commitments, ZKPs).",,"Never used elliptic curve, so there is nothing to retire.",,,
Naoris Protocol,NAORIS,,,"Post-quantum security-overlay L1; mainnet April 2026, unproven at scale.",,ML-DSA (Dilithium-5) for all transaction signatures.,,dPoSec consensus with post-quantum validator identity.,,Sub-Zero Layer claims post-quantum transport; specifics not documented.,,Security overlay for other chains; on-chain post-quantum verification claimed.,,Novel security layer; recently launched and unproven at scale.,,No elliptic curve in its own protocol; classical key usage is blocked once post-quantum keys are adopted.,,,
Neptune Cash,NPT,,,"Post-quantum privacy L1, mainnet since Feb 2026; the ledger is fully hash-based, but the peer transport retains classical elliptic-curve crypto.",,Hash-based PQC lock scripts; no EC (exact scheme name pending source confirmation).,,Memory-hard hash-based Proof-of-Work; quantum-safe.,,"Encrypted but classical: libp2p Noise handshake over X25519 with Ed25519 node identity, both quantum-vulnerable; no PQC KEM on the wire.",,On-chain validity verified by zk-STARKs via Triton VM; transparent and hash-based.,,Mutator-set privacy (AOCL + SWBF) on hash commitments; a quantum break does not retroactively deanonymize the ledger.,,Classical X25519/Ed25519 remains in the peer transport with no stated PQC-migration plan.,,,
XX Network,XX,,,Marketed as post-quantum but the blockchain layer is standard EC Substrate.,,Ed25519/Sr25519 (Substrate standard); no post-quantum transaction signing.,,xxBFT with elliptic-curve validator keys.,,Substrate libp2p over elliptic curve; cMix is a separate layer.,,Standard Substrate; no post-quantum signature verification.,,"The cMix mixnet uses post-quantum key exchange, a privacy layer only.",,No plan to migrate the blockchain layer from elliptic curve to post-quantum.,,,