NEAR Protocol: Post-Quantum Consensus targets validator and chunk-producer security - Q4 2027

NEAR Protocol's Post-Quantum Consensus initiative is expected to secure validator and chunk-producer operations by the end of 2027, subject to cryptographic maturity and network design work.The planned protection would extend quantum-safe security into NEAR's core validator and block-production architecture, covering the systems that validate transactions and produce network data.Its implementation remains dependent on cryptographic maturity and network design work, so the stated timing describes an expected target rather than a completed upgrade. If delivered, the change could strengthen NEAR's long-term security proposition as post-quantum risks receive more investor attention.