Get ready for QRL launch!

What a year in the crypto ecosystem! I tend to try and ignore prices and concentrate on the project but it has been impossible to miss that the entire crypto ecosystem has grown to nearly 0.6 trillion dollars this year. Quite incredible for those of us who have been in the scene…

Quantum Computing and Cryptocurrency Discussion

Quantum computers, first theorized by physicist…

QRL proof-of-stake algorithm

This is a short blog about the proof-of-stake algorithm currently in use on our QRL testnet. You may wonder…

Blockchain is here to stay — but for how long?

Bitcoin furiously led the charge. Decentralised, trustless, scarce, cryptographically secure digital cash transactions without the need for financial intermediaries available to anyone with an internet connection for the first time. And cool — a…

Evolution of the timeline, catching everyone up

From the outset, our team has been dedicated to releasing the most stable, reliable, and functional product we can. We recognize the awesome responsibility placed in us and the mass of wealth that is going to be held, transferred, and (hopefully)…

Statefulness and security

QRL has a highly unusual signature scheme to secure our accounts which is stateful — XMSS.

Each time a transaction is signed from a QRL address a Winternitz OTS+ one-time signature is used up in the XMSS wallet.

Welcome Juan!

It is becoming customary to start the blog with the announcement of a new hire and today is no different. So without further ado, we have a new member — Juan Leni! He goes by the slightly sinister nickname @purpletentacle on the slack, but is a senior developer with project management experience and…

QRL Technical: Weeks 43–48

TL;DR: New processes, deployment packages, etc. Lots of work in testing and related infrastructure. Better…

New additions, team update..

I’d like to welcome new people to the team who have joined over the last week. Dimitar Christoff has arrived from the professional world of UX/UI/JS and web development. He is hugely experienced and I actually cannot wait to see what he will produce for us going forward.