Naoris Protocol, which focuses on quantum-resistant technologies, announced that it has officially launched its new blockchain mainnet. The developer team claims that this infrastructure is designed to maintain security even if powerful quantum computers that may emerge in the future overcome the encryption systems used today.
Modern approach to quantum threat
There has long been concern in the crypto world about a critical threshold at which quantum computers can crack common encryption algorithms, also known as “Q Day.” Well-established chains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum may therefore face vulnerabilities. Especially this week, Google announced that a quantum computer around 500 thousand qubits could threaten the Bitcoin network. In parallel, the existence of some vulnerabilities on Ethereum came to the fore and it was stated that a significant amount of digital assets could be at risk.
Since all transactions made in classical blockchain infrastructures are permanent, any vulnerability today has the potential to be exploited by quantum computers in the future. Developed in this threat environment, Naoris Protocol uses quantum-friendly algorithms approved by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology from the very beginning. In this way, it is stated that both accounts and transaction approvals are carried out with advanced protection.
Mainnet means the transition from a conceptual project to a real and working infrastructure. The network has successfully verified over 100 million transactions with post-quantum encryption. This is not a plan or a promise, but a measured and operational capacity.
Nathaniel Szerezla from the Naoris Protocol team emphasizes that the platform in question sets a new security standard at the point where classical encryption methods pose a risk.
Mainnet launch and network features
The new mainnet was initially deployed through a group where only invited strategic participants served as validator nodes. With this structure, it is emphasized that the basic trust layer of the network is solidly built. During the previous testnet process, it was noted that more than 603 million threats were detected and prevented worldwide, more than 106 million post-quantum transactions were carried out and more than one million security nodes were activated.
Naoris Protocol creates an “irreversible migration” mechanism for security on its main network. In this system, after a user defines post-quantum keys, he can only make transactions with quantum-resistant signatures. Transaction attempts using old-style encryption are automatically blocked; Thus, assets are prevented from being put at risk by classical methods.
Although quantum-resistant security is currently implemented only on the mainnet, support is planned for wallet providers, exchange platforms, DeFi projects and Layer 2 networks in the long term. It is reported that the protocol focuses on bringing security standards to large-scale blockchain infrastructures.
A native token called NAORIS was placed on the network at the basis of the entire transaction flow and security mechanism. In addition to verifying transactions, the token contributes to increasing trust among users and enforcing network rules. At the time of launch, the token’s market cap was reported to be around $36 million.
