QRL Weekly, 2024-July-23
23rd July 2024
Weekly Development Snapshot
Zond Development
- Reviewed code for
ReorgNeeded,writeKnownBlock,writeHeadBlock,WriteHeadHeaderHash,WriteHeadFastBlockHash,WriteCanonicalHash,WriteTxLookupEntriesByBlock,WriteHeadBlockHashin Go-Zond - Review in progress for
insertChain& reorg (chain re-organization) in Go-Zond - More unit tests for Go-Zond in progress
- dilithium keypair generation in browser
- dilithium tool release for internal testing and UI/UX improvements
This Wednesday, we’ll be hosting our latest AMA with Kaushal (QRL Lead Blockchain Developer)
As our QRL Zond development progresses, we want to continue to cover everything you’re curious about whether you have a specific question around what stage we’re at in development, testing/functionality, setup, or something else entirely around dev progress.
This upcoming AMA is a build on our last Dev AMA with Kaushal here: https://youtu.be/AzUqtH1a8m4
Quantum News
Looming digital doomsday makes CrowdStrike meltdown look like child’s play
On 22 Jul 2024: The rapid advancement of quantum computing poses a significant threat to digital security, necessitating the urgent development and implementation of quantum-proof cryptographic algorithms to protect critical digital infrastructure. - msn.com
Mysterious quantum computing restrictions spread across multiple nations & UK cites national security risks
On 06 Jul 2024: Several countries, including France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada, have imposed identical export restrictions on quantum computers with more than 34 qubits due to national security concerns, despite current low capabilities of the technology, likely influenced by their participation in the Wassenaar Agreement. - tomshardware.com
23rd July 2024
