Morning Edition · Saturday, October 17, 2026Published at 1:38 AM EDT · New York
The two announcements address the main practical obstacle to quantum resistance, the size and verification cost of new signatures, and the particular risk that encrypted private data can be stored now and decrypted later.

LayerZero Labs introduced Aerie on October 16. Aerie is a research system that its developers say can aggregate 32,768 Falcon signatures in 0.65 seconds on an Apple laptop without a graphics processor. Falcon is one of the post-quantum sign…
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Over the next 3-6 months, quantum-resistance becomes a concrete design and custody concern across major chains and institutional custodians, driving opt-in post-quantum schemes and 'long-dormant coin' risk discussion.
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