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Morning Edition · Tuesday, October 20, 2026Published at 1:39 AM EDT · New York
Ethereum Researchers Port Tornado Cash to a Post-Quantum Proof System as Aztec Sets a 2030 Migration Target
A research post reports withdrawal proofs over SHA-256 in under 30 milliseconds, and Aztec plans to choose a post-quantum signature scheme in March 2027.
A post on Ethereum Research, written with the researcher winderica, describes porting Tornado Cash to Flock. Flock is a succinct proof system (SNARK) that operates over binary fields and is designed to resist quantum attack. The authors rep…
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