Paper 2025/1564 Original: eprint.iacr.org/2025/1564 ↗
SoK: Blockchain Consensus in the Quantum Age
Abstract
Consensus protocols are an important building block in blockchain and blockchain-based systems. The recent focus in developing practical quantum computers reinforces the importance of designing quantum-resistant cryptographic protocols, and in the context of this paper quantum-resistant consensus protocols. In this paper, we systematically review the extant literature on quantum-resistant consensus protocols published between 2019 and 2024. As part of the review, we identify a number of limitations and challenges and discuss potential future research directions.
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- Cryptographic protocols
- Publication info
- Preprint.
- History
- 2025-09-01: last updated
- 2025-09-01: published
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2025/1564
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2025/1564,
author = {Aleck Nash and Christian Eduardo Terron Garcia and Henry Chimal-Dzul and Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo},
title = {SoK: Blockchain Consensus in the Quantum Age},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2025/1564},
year = {2025},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1564}
}