Quantum Resistant Ledger

Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) is a Layer 1 blockchain launched on 26 June 2018, designed from the ground up to withstand attacks from both classical computers and quantum computers. It was created by Peter Waterland, who identified that widely used signature schemes in networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum could be broken by sufficiently powerful quantum hardware. The project targets anyone who wants to conduct transactions or decentralized communication on a chain that claims to remain secure even if large-scale quantum computing becomes practical.

QRL uses the RandomX proof-of-work consensus algorithm, meaning miners compete to validate blocks and add them to the chain roughly every one minute. Rather than relying on the elliptic-curve cryptography used by most blockchains, QRL employs hash-based signature schemes specifically chosen for their resistance to quantum attacks. The QRL token is the native unit used to pay for transactions and to reward miners who secure the network.

The data stored for this asset does not include a protocol fee stream, revenue figures, or yield metrics, so no fee-based measures are available on this site for QRL. Transaction fees on the network are paid by users and flow to miners as part of block rewards, but no specific fee figures are recorded here. The circulating supply stands at 78,392,960 QRL against a maximum supply of 105,000,000, giving a supply-versus-max ratio of approximately 74.66% at the time of this snapshot, with no additional supply pending or locked in a dilution overhang, as the dilution overhang percentage is recorded at 0.0%.