Solana Targets Quantum Threats With New Validator Security Proposal

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TL;DR: The Quantumglow proposal suggests replacing validator signature schemes without yet setting an implementation date on the mainnet. The Alpenglow consensus was activated on the Solana mainnet on October 21, 2026, during epoch 1064, reducing finality to 150 milliseconds. The mechanism incorporates the Ax signature scheme and a distributed quorum protocol to avoid data bloat ... Read more
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