Articles Tagged “Blockchain Security”
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S&P Global Buys OpenZeppelin to Rate Onchain Risk
S&P Global agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, the smart contract security firm whose libraries underpin $37 trillion in transfers and 900+ audit engagements.

XRP Ledger Maps a Post-Quantum Upgrade Path to 2028
Ripple published a four-phase plan to make the XRP Ledger quantum-resistant by 2028, testing NIST-recommended signatures next to elliptic curve on devnets.

Algorand Maps a Path to Quantum-Resistant Security Across Its Blockchain
Algorand's June 18 roadmap targets protocol-wide quantum resistance by end of 2027, starting with native Falcon-1024 post-quantum accounts in Q3 2026.

TRON Targets First Major Blockchain Post-Quantum Cryptography Upgrade With NIST Standards
Justin Sun announced TRON will deploy NIST-standardized post-quantum signatures on mainnet — making TRON the first major public blockchain to future-proof user assets against quantum computing.

Google Quantum AI Paper Spotlights Algorand as a Model for Post-Quantum Blockchain
A Google Quantum AI research paper cited Algorand's FALCON signature scheme as a quantum-resistance benchmark, validating one of the first live post-quantum blockchain deployments.

Ethereum Foundation Quadruples Its Maximum Bug Bounty to $1 Million — Funded by the $220M DAO Security Reserve
Critical vulnerabilities that could affect the entire Ethereum blockchain now qualify for payouts up to $1 million, backed by $220 million in unclaimed funds from the 2016 DAO hack.
