Zumo and Quantum Chain Partner on Quantum-Resilient Finance
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Zumo’s MoU with Quantum Chain to build quantum-resilient finance infra shows crypto players are starting to pre-pay the migration cost away from vulnerable primitives. If you custody or issue digital assets, you should be asking vendors for concrete post-quantum roadmaps rather than waiting for regulators to force the shift.
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