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2026-10-12 09:24 UTC

NEAR: Post-Quantum Keys Live on Mainnet Since July

NEAR: Post-Quantum Keys Live on Mainnet Since July

Matt Hougan notes that NEAR Protocol has run post-quantum account keys on mainnet since July 20 after designing the flexible account model for quantum resistance back in 2018.

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Analysis

Matt Hougan points out that NEAR improves on deeper inspection, unlike most crypto projects. The protocol shipped ML-DSA post-quantum keys to mainnet on July 20, letting users rotate keys in one click without moving assets or creating new addresses.

NEAR trades at $5.48 inside its Bollinger band with upper resistance at $6.08 and lower support at $4.63. Price holds above the EMA50 level of $5.21 and the EMA200 floor at $4.21 while the MACD golden cross at 0.17 confirms trend strength and the neutral RSI at 53.77 leaves room for continuation toward the upper band before any pullback to the 50-EMA.


Matt Hougan

@Matt_Hougan

Bitwise Invest's CIO and FutureProof co-founder, former ETF.com CEO bringing deep investment expertise to digital assets.