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7/🧵Three things just aligned: NIST has finalized the post-quantum standards (since August 2024) The White House has made PQC migration an explicit federal policy directive (March 2026) The quantum timeline is compressing, not expanding Chains built quantum-safe from the start don't face a migration problem. They're already where policy is going.

6/🧵Here's the actual threat model: Most blockchains run on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). Quantum computers could crack ECC using Shor's algorithm which means digital signatures, the mechanism that proves you own your wallet, become forgeable. At that point, "not your keys, not your coins" stops being a mantra and starts being a footnote in a post-mortem.

The White House just made post-quantum cryptography and blockchain security national policy. Not a proposal, not a talking point buried in a press release. Policy in a strategy signed by the President of the United States, dated March 2026. 🧵

Installation guide: docs.qanplatform.com/testnet/setup/… Feedback form: forms.gle/cAbgVKyjPd2Xoa…

Have you tested the QAN XLINK desktop app yet? If you have or plan to, please take a minute to fill out the feedback form. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Link in the comments 🔗👇

@ManCave72 Hey @ManCave72! No, there will be no additional audit needed for the previously audited parts. The monthly update was only referring to the upcoming integration audit which is fully according to the plan announced before.

@QANplatform Is there an issue with the underlying code that will require an additional audit? That was a confusing update that didn't sound great.

February Milestone: QAN XLINK Desktop App Released for Early Access Testing February marked the release of the QAN XLINK desktop app for testing, continued improvements to the QAN TestNet based on valuable feedback from our testers, alongside key developments in preparation for a comprehensive security audit. Read the full recap on our blog, link in the comments 🔗👇

When Cloudflare, banks, ISPs and governments all start moving at the same time, that's not a trend. That's a tipping point. Cloudflare has been working on post-quantum cryptography since 2017. Nine years later, they're not testing it, they're running it at scale, on over half of human web traffic globally. Last week they closed the last gap: full PQC coverage across their entire SASE platform using ML-KEM, the NIST-standardized algorithm. NIST wants the industry transitioned by 2030. The US federal government has a hard deadline of 2035. The UK's NCSC already published a phased national migration roadmap. This isn't the beginning of the conversation. The big players are already mid-migration.

@pauliusjr Hey @pauliusjr! Mac support is on the way. We're collecting feedback from our Windows and Linux releases, and those insights will be folded into the Mac build prior to release.

@QANplatform Will it be released for Mac?

The QAN XLINK desktop app is entering its first round of community testing! 🎉 Due to the overwhelming interest, we've decided to open the beta to everyone, no invite needed! Head over to our website for instructions on how to get started. We can't wait to hear your feedback! 🙌 docs.qanplatform.com/testnet/setup/…

5/🧵 The VM is infrastructure. Rarely the headline. Always the foundation.

4/🧵 But here's what most people miss when picking a chain to build on: Evaluating it without understanding the VM is like buying a car based on the paint job. The engine matters. The execution environment shapes everything: fees, speed, security, tooling, scalability.

A blockchain without a virtual machine is like a courthouse with laws but no judge. The rules exist on paper. But nothing enforces them. Here's why the VM is the most important layer nobody talks about:🧵