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t cht lk company as a frontrunner in building quantumresistant financial infrastructure that can serve the needs of both retail and institutional participants.

t cht lk company as a frontrunner in building quantumresistant financial infrastructure that can serve the needs of both retail and institutional participants.

The company’ s CEO described the result as a pivotal step towards protecting digital finance from the next generation of computational threats. The integration of PQC within Solana not only meets the emerging NIST requirements but also sets a new benchmark for blockchain-based systems worldwide.
Monetisation strategy and market opportunity
The partnership between BTQ and Bonsol establishes a clear path to commercialisation through integration with Solana’ s core infrastructure. BTQ’ s Quantum Compute-in-Memory( QCIM) hardware provides a key advantage for accelerating both the PQC algorithms to be used by Bonsol and the computation that underpins Bonsol’ s proving network.
As Bonsol’ s verifiable computation network enables efficient on-chain verification of post-quantum signatures, it can capture value through transaction fees for quantum-secure operations. The combination of BTQ’ s specialised hardware acceleration and Bonsol’ s verification infrastructure creates a flywheel solution that both accelerates performance and minimises cost barriers to PQC adoption.
This model also allows both companies to benefit from federal regulatory frameworks that increasingly mandate NIST-standardized PQC for financial infrastructure. With Solana processing over US $ 1 trillion in annual DEX volume, the addressable market encompasses the entirety of regulated on-chain finance. This positions BTQ and Bonsol to monetise critical security infrastructure as institutional adoption accelerates and compliance requirements drive universal implementation of quantum-resistant cryptography across blockchain networks.
Industry-wide implications
The Federal Reserve analysis notes that distributed ledger networks may need years for planning, testing and deploying PQC across their systems. BTQ’ s successful demonstration accelerates this timeline by providing a proven, standards-compliant solution that functions within existing infrastructure constraints.
The alignment with NIST FIPS standards ensures regulatory compliance and interoperability, contrasting with alternative approaches such as Ethereum’ s proposed hash-based signatures that diverge from federal standardisation. This technical
The Compliance Advantage
As governments and financial regulators tighten their cybersecurity mandates, being NISTcompliant is no longer optional. BTQ’ s PQC integration offers blockchain projects a way to align with official security frameworks without compromising speed or scalability.
This demonstration proves there is a real path towards realising quantum safety on the world’ s fastest blockchain.
consistency is likely to make BTQ’ s solution more attractive to developers, financial institutions and enterprise blockchain operators who require compatibility and auditability.
Experts suggest that the transition to post-quantum systems will represent one of the most significant upgrades in blockchain history, comparable in scale to the adoption of proof-of-stake consensus. BTQ and Bonsol’ s collaboration offers a roadmap for others in the industry to follow.
As quantum computing advances, the need for proactive security upgrades becomes ever more urgent. The companies’ achievement demonstrates that it is possible to balance cryptographic strength with network efficiency – a balance that could determine which blockchains survive the quantum transition.
Looking ahead
Both companies plan to extend the technology to other high-performance networks and to work with regulatory bodies to develop standardised frameworks for quantum-safe blockchain operations. BTQ is also expanding its Quantum Compute-in-Memory technology to additional use cases in cybersecurity, digital identity and secure data transmission.
As Digital Transformation continues to reshape the financial world, BTQ’ s quantum-secure innovations stand as a vital safeguard against emerging risks. By bridging the gap between theory and real-world application, the company has positioned itself at the forefront of the next evolution in Internet-based finance. p
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