Starknet Prepares Upgrade Path Toward Full Quantum Resistance

TL;DR

• Starknet demonstrated an experimental mainnet wallet using a quantum-resistant signature without requiring a hard fork, coordinated migration or new address.
• Its architecture combines STARK proofs with smart-contract accounts, allowing wallets to adopt post-quantum signatures individually while keeping the same addresses and funds.
• StarkWare’s three-phase roadmap targets remaining elliptic-curve dependencies, existing contracts and shared Ethereum infrastructure, aiming to reduce migration work before quantum computing becomes a practical threat.

Starknet is laying out a path toward full quantum resistance, arguing that its architecture gives the network an unusual head start against cryptographic threats that could eventually undermine conventional blockchain security. The case is no longer purely theoretical: an experimental, unaudited wallet recently completed a mainnet transfer using a quantum-resistant signature without requiring a fork, coordinated migration or new address. That demonstration turns quantum readiness from a distant concept into working code, while highlighting how Starknet accounts can independently choose which signature schemes they accept and upgrade protection on their own schedules for users today.

… Continue reading the full article at the original source below.