A team from East Texas A&M University and other institutions has created the first full post-quantum security solution for Bitcoin's Lightning Network. This new design layers quantum-resistant cryptography on top of Lightning's existing system, using ML-DSA and ML-KEM algorithms standardized by NIST. The hybrid approach means attackers must break both old and new cryptography to compromise transactions, protecting Lightning's off-chain payment channels from future quantum computer threats. This advance allows Lightning to prepare independently for the quantum era while Bitcoin's main network upgrades continue.
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