# Quantum — Agent-Readable Spec
> Post-Quantum Secure Layer-1 Blockchain

## Identity
Name: Quantum
Type: Layer-1 Blockchain
Builder: MultiVM Labs
Website: https://quantum.systems
GitHub: https://github.com/multivmlabs

## Purpose
Post-quantum secure, EVM-compatible blockchain infrastructure.
Quantum is designed to be quantum-safe from genesis — no migration, no retrofitting of legacy cryptography.

## Core Architecture

### Cryptography
- ML-KEM (FIPS 203): Lattice-based key encapsulation — 1,184 byte public key, ~60k encaps/sec
- ML-DSA (FIPS 204): Lattice-based digital signatures — 3,293 byte sigs, ~45k signs/sec
- SLH-DSA (FIPS 205): Stateless hash-based signatures (hedge)
- Crypto-agile: modular layer designed to evolve with new NIST standards

### Consensus
- Commonware Simplex BFT (modified HotStuff)
- Sub-second deterministic finality (0.8s)
- 10,000+ TPS capacity
- ML-DSA validator signatures

### Execution
- Reth-based EVM execution client
- Full Solidity smart contract support
- Post-quantum signing tools for deployment and transactions

## Key Differentiators
1. Quantum-safe from block zero (no legacy encryption debt)
2. NIST FIPS 203/204/205 compliant
3. EVM compatible — existing Solidity contracts work out of the box
4. Sub-second finality via BFT consensus
5. Crypto-agile architecture for future-proof security

## Quantum Circuit Network (planned post-mainnet)
Decentralized access to quantum computing hardware.
- Submit circuits on-chain to IBM, IonQ, Rigetti backends
- Stake-weighted job priority and on-chain settlement
- Verifiable quantum computation results
- Use cases: research, pharma, finance, optimization, ML

## Threat Context
- $3T+ in digital assets at risk from quantum computing
- 6.8M BTC with exposed public keys
- Q-Day estimated 2028–2035
- NIST mandates total RSA/ECDSA deprecation by 2030

## Development Status
- Phase 1 (Foundation): Completed — Q3 2024
- Phase 2 (Testnet): Active — Q1 2025
- Phase 3 (Security Audits): Planned — Q2 2025
- Phase 4 (Mainnet): Planned — Q3 2025
- Phase 5 (QVM Beta): Planned — Q4 2025
- Phase 6 (Expansion): 2026+

## Testnet Stats
- 127 active validators, 24.7M QTM staked
- 14.2M total transactions, 0.8s block time
- 99.97% uptime

## Technical Quick Start
```
npm install -g @quantum/cli
quantum wallet create
quantum deploy ./contract.sol --network testnet
```

## SDKs
- JavaScript: @quantum/sdk
- Python: quantum-py
- Rust: quantum-rs

## Links
- Website: https://quantum.systems
- GitHub: https://github.com/multivmlabs
- Documentation: https://quantum.systems/docs
- Litepaper: https://quantum.systems/litepaper
- Roadmap: https://quantum.systems/roadmap
- Research: https://quantum.systems/research
- Discord: Coming soon

## LLM-Friendly Access
- Site spec: https://quantum.systems/llms.txt (this file)
- Per-page: append .md to any URL (e.g. https://quantum.systems/about.md)
- Query param: add ?format=llm to any URL
- Bot detection: known LLM user-agents receive Link header to this spec