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THE PUBLICATION INDEX

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Eight source publications and one preserved article sample. Explore a topic, then read the work in full.

9 publications · Engineering, research and perspective

Infrastructure
Selected engineering publication

XDPoS on pristine go-ethereum v1.17.3 — measured

The Labs account of moving XDPoS onto go-ethereum v1.17.3, including reported storage measurements and consensus-parity claims.

By XDC Innovation Labs

Read the full publication Source for XDPoS on pristine go-ethereum v1.17.3 — measured (opens in a new tab)
Original source synopsis
How we re-based the XDPoS engine onto current go-ethereum and what it inherits — path-based state, Pebble, freezer, snap sync — with bit-exact consensus parity. The single most impactful infrastructure change in the XDC multi-client effort.

Quoted from the source. Claims retain the qualification above.

Trade finance
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Quantum-safe trade finance: will an on-chain document survive Q-Day?

Explore the source’s case for protecting long-lived trade documents, its quantum-risk framing, and the proposed role of XDSS-PQ.

By Ritesh Kakkad

Read the full publication Source for Quantum-safe trade finance: will an on-chain document survive Q-Day? (opens in a new tab)
Original source synopsis
Trade documents must stay legally valid for 20–30 years — longer than most Q-Day estimates. Why that makes harvest-now-decrypt-later a present risk, and how XDSS-PQ answers it.

Quoted from the source. Claims retain the qualification above.

Comparison
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Quantum-resistant blockchains compared (2026)

A source-published comparison of QRL, Algorand, QANplatform and XDC’s XDSS-PQ, with attention to algorithms and deployment status.

By Ritesh Kakkad

Read the full publication Source for Quantum-resistant blockchains compared (2026) (opens in a new tab)
Original source synopsis
An honest matrix of QRL, Algorand, QANplatform and XDC's XDSS-PQ — algorithm, EVM-compatibility, live-vs-roadmap status and focus, with sources.

Quoted from the source. Claims retain the qualification above.

Infrastructure
From the source index

XDC achieves full multi-client diversity

The Labs architecture account of GP5, Erigon, Nethermind and Reth. Reported synchronization is distinct from validator readiness.

By XDC Innovation Labs

Read the full publication Source for XDC achieves full multi-client diversity (opens in a new tab)
Original source synopsis
Four independent clients across three languages — go-ethereum (GP5), Erigon, Nethermind and Reth — live on mainnet, so no single implementation can halt the chain.

Quoted from the source. Claims retain the qualification above.

Post-quantum
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Introducing the XDC PQ Initiative & XDSS-PQ

The source’s post-quantum migration initiative and proposed XDSS-PQ design. A research initiative does not establish mainnet activation.

By XDC Innovation Labs

Read the full publication Source for Introducing the XDC PQ Initiative & XDSS-PQ (opens in a new tab)
Original source synopsis
Why we're mapping and migrating XDC's quantum-exposed surface now, and the post-quantum signature standard (XDSS-PQ) built on NIST-selected algorithms.

Quoted from the source. Claims retain the qualification above.

Post-quantum
From the source index

Q-Day is a probability, not a date

A risk-based discussion of quantum timelines and long-lived trade documents, without treating a forecast as a known deadline.

By XDC Innovation Labs

Read the full publication Source for Q-Day is a probability, not a date (opens in a new tab)
Original source synopsis
Why "when will quantum break ECDSA?" is best treated as a risk distribution — and what that means for 20–30 year trade documents you can't re-sign later.

Quoted from the source. Claims retain the qualification above.

Research
From the source index

Quantum threats to XDC — a technical deep-dive

The source’s technical review of signature, validator, bridge and peer-to-peer exposure, including confidentiality and migration questions.

By XDC Innovation Labs

Read the full publication Source for Quantum threats to XDC — a technical deep-dive (opens in a new tab)
Original source synopsis
A walk through XDC's quantum-exposed surface — signatures, validator keys, bridges and P2P — and the harvest-now-decrypt-later threat model.

Quoted from the source. Claims retain the qualification above.

Research
From the source index

Reading the 2025 Gidney result on RSA-2048

A reading of Craig Gidney’s 2025 RSA-2048 resource estimate and its implications. RSA estimates do not directly establish an ECDSA attack date.

By XDC Innovation Labs

Read the full publication Source for Reading the 2025 Gidney result on RSA-2048 (opens in a new tab)
Original source synopsis
Our take on Craig Gidney's 2025 estimate that breaking RSA-2048 may need far fewer qubits than once thought — and why it tightens the timeline for migration.

Quoted from the source. Claims retain the qualification above.

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