The QoreChain Association, a Swiss non-profit organization registered in Rolle and operating under Swiss law, today announced the public release of blockchain testnet version 2.19.0 and confirmed the mainnet launch in Q2 2026 for its layer 1 network. QoreChain is the first layer 1 to bring all four pillars together in production: NIST standard post-quantum cryptography, AI-native PRISM consensus, a unified triple virtual machine execution environment that runs Ethereum, Cosmos and Solana contracts on a shared state and cross-network validator architecture spanning 25 connected chains. The project was built over eight years of self-funded development, without token raising, before the arrival of cryptographically relevant quantum computing.
Why it matters: The Harvest Now, Decrypt Later threat.
Almost all blockchains in production today sign transactions using elliptic curve cryptography that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer will be able to decipher. Security researchers call the resulting attack model “Harvest now, decrypt later”: adversaries record encrypted blockchain traffic and address the data today, then forge signatures against it once the quantum machines arrive. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, has finalized replacement standards in 2024 under the designations FIPS 203 and FIPS 204. QoreChain is the first Layer 1 to apply these standards in production across the entire chain, not as a roadmap item.
What technology really is.
Quantum-secure signatures. Every transaction on QoreChain is signed using Dilithium-5, the NIST Category 5 signature algorithm published as Federal Information Processing Standard 204. Key exchange uses Kyber-1024, published as FIPS 203. Hashing uses SHAKE-256. None of this depends on elliptic curve calculations that a quantum computer can break.
Native AI consensus. QoreChain runs a reinforcement learning consensus optimizer called PRISM, which stands for Policy-driven Reinforcement-learning for Intelligent State Machines. PRISM continuously learns from the state of the chain to optimize block ordering, memory pool prioritization, and gas counting. On-chain AI services are priced in the native QOR token across three tiers: Fast, Balanced, and Advanced.
Triple virtual machine. QoreChain runs three smart contract environments in a single unified state: the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), CosmWasm for Rust-based contracts, and the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). A decentralized finance application deployed on QoreChain can call contracts written for Ethereum, Cosmos, and Solana in a single transaction, with the quantum-secure signature scheme applied at the chain layer rather than the application layer.
Economics of cross-network validators.
QoreChain validators generate revenue across three streams. They produce blocks and collect standard block rewards. They operate bridge monitoring nodes on 25 connected layer 1 networks, earning attestation fees on each cross-chain message. They validate requests for artificial intelligence services priced in QOR. At network maturity, cross-network operations are expected to contribute approximately 60% of total validator revenue. The network fee split is set at 37 percent for validators, 30 percent burned (creating deflationary pressure on supply), 20 percent for treasury, 10 percent for stakers, and 3 percent for light node operators.
Proof points available to the public now.
- Testnet v2.19.0 is live and running 47 Genesis modules and the three virtual machines.
- The public explorer and validator dashboard are available at
- The source code is open for review.
- The infrastructure is operated with credits from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Cloudflare, GitHub, OVHcloud and other enterprise providers.
Commentary from the founder.
“The threat to current blockchain signatures of quantum computers is arithmetic and not speculative,” said Liviu Epure, founder of the QoreChain Association. “When high-performance machines arrive, every transaction signed with today’s cryptography becomes retroactively falsifiable. QoreChain now offers the federal standard for post-quantum signatures in production, along with artificial intelligence-driven consensus and unified multi-chain execution, so builders can deploy on infrastructure ready for the next decade rather than the last.”
Token summary.
The native token is QOR. The total supply is capped at 4.5 billion. The launch price at token generation is $0.02, for an initial circulating supply of approximately 721 million QOR, an initial market cap of approximately $14.4 million, and a fully diluted valuation of $90 million. Stake rewards are issued from a limited and decreasing issuance schedule within the cap, and 30% of all transaction fees are burned, creating continued deflationary pressure on circulating supply.
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About QoreChain.
The QoreChain Association is a Swiss non-profit organization registered in Rolle, Switzerland (CHE-484.963.998), building a quantum-secure, native AI-native cross-chain Layer 1 infrastructure blockchain. Mainnet is targeted for the second quarter of 2026.
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