Express News | Justin Sun: TRON's Post-Quantum Cryptography Defense Upgrade Now Live on Testnet
On October 10, Justin Sun, founder of TRON, confirmed that the post-quantum cryptography defense upgrade developed by TRON Labs has been deployed on the TRON testnet. The upgrade adopts a hybrid signature mechanism designed to address security risks arising from future breakthroughs in computing power. Current core objectives include stress testing for network stability and conducting security audits. The smart contract verification environment is now open to the public, though no timeline has been set for the mainnet upgrade or fund migration. (Cointelegraph)
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