Naoris Protocol has officially launched its quantum-resistant mainnet, introducing a blockchain designed to remain secure even in a future where quantum computers can break conventional cryptography.
The move marks a shift from development to live deployment. Chief growth officer Nathaniel Szerezla said the network has already processed more than 100 million transactions using post-quantum cryptographic standards, underscoring that the system is operating at scale rather than remaining theoretical.
The launch arrives as concerns grow around a potential “Q-Day”—the moment when powerful quantum machines could undermine the encryption securing major blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Recent research has heightened those concerns, with new estimates suggesting Bitcoin’s cryptography could be broken with fewer qubits than previously expected, alongside separate warnings about possible vulnerabilities in Ethereum.
Because blockchain data is immutable, any weakness in today’s encryption could be exploited in the future once quantum computing reaches sufficient scale, posing long-term risks to existing networks.
Naoris aims to mitigate this threat by building its infrastructure entirely around post-quantum cryptography. The protocol uses algorithms approved by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to secure transactions, wallets, and digital assets.
One of its defining features is an “irreversible security transition.” Once users upgrade to post-quantum keys, all future transactions must rely on quantum-resistant signatures. The system prevents the use of older cryptographic methods, ensuring consistent protection even if traditional standards become vulnerable.
While these protections are currently limited to the Naoris mainnet, the broader vision includes extending compatibility to wallets, exchanges, Layer 2 networks, and DeFi platforms over time.
The network launched with an invite-only set of participants running validator nodes, establishing the initial trust layer before wider adoption. During testing, the protocol demonstrated significant scale, processing over 106 million post-quantum transactions, generating more than 3.3 million wallets, activating over one million security nodes worldwide, and detecting and mitigating more than 603 million threats.
Naoris’ native token, NAORIS, underpins the ecosystem by supporting transaction validation, governance, and network security. At launch, the token’s market capitalization was დაახლოებით $36 million.
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