Overview
- Project Eleven and Ripple began a full audit of XRPL’s validators, wallets, custody systems, and networking to identify quantum‑related weak points.
- After the audit, the partners plan hybrid signatures that add quantum‑resistant cryptography alongside current methods to keep today’s tools working.
- The roadmap includes a quantum‑secure custody wallet prototype built to produce working code and performance data that can guide production decisions.
- XRPL’s account model and built‑in key rotation would let users and businesses move to quantum‑resistant signatures without changing their existing r‑addresses.
- Separate from the quantum effort, XRPL’s v3.1.3 rollout spurred debate over possible network splits, and Ripple CTO David Schwartz said any fork would hinge on which validators form functional unique node lists and which code each side runs.