A developer testnet for the XRP Ledger went fully quantum-secure back in 
December 2025 — months before most people started paying attention to the 
threat. That quiet milestone now sits at the center of a broader conversation 
about how ready the network actually is. Related Reading: South Korea Imposes 
5-Minute Audit Rule On Crypto Platforms Only A Fraction Of Accounts Hold 
Hidden Keys Reports from an XRPL validator show that roughly 300,000 of the 
network&#8217;s 7.8 million accounts are currently shielded from quantum attacks — 
not because of advanced cryptography, but because their public keys have never 
been exposed. These accounts have never sent a transaction. Without a visible 
public key, a quantum attacker has no entry point. Together, they hold about 
2.4 billion XRP. The remaining accounts are a different story. Their public 
keys are visible on-chain. Traditional computers cannot crack them today. 
Quantum computers powerful enough to do so do not yet exist. But the window 
for preparation is open now, not later. Quick XRP acc quantum vulnerability 
check. ~300,000 accounts on XRP holding 2.4B XRP never transacted, thus public 
key unknown and quantum safe. while only 2 accounts with larger holdings of 
21M XRP are dormant (inactive over 5 years) and have their public key exposed. 
Dormant… — Vet (@Vet_X0) April 7, 2026 Still, the scale of the immediate risk 
is narrow. Only two dormant accounts — inactive for more than five years — 
hold exposed public keys with significant balances. Combined, they carry 
around 21 million XRP. That figure represents roughly 0.03% of the total XRP 
supply. Vulnerable inactive whales, based on reports from the validator, are 
extremely rare on this network. XRP Ledger Sits In A Different Position Than 
Bitcoin That rarity sets the XRP Ledger apart from Bitcoin, where large sums 
often sit untouched in old wallets using an outdated format called pay-to- 
public-key, or P2PK. Wallets tied to Bitcoin&#8217;s anonymous creator, Satoshi 
Nakamoto, fall into this category. Their public keys are out in the open. On 
the XRP Ledger, that kind of exposure among major dormant holders is far less 
common. The network also carries a structural advantage: built-in key 
rotation. Users can swap out their signing keys without changing their wallet 
address. That means if quantum computing advances faster than expected, 
account holders have a path to update their security without losing their 
existing address. Bitcoin does not offer this natively. The XRPL also uses an 
amendment system, where validators vote on protocol changes. Data shows this 
process moves faster than Bitcoin&#8217;s upgrade path, which depends on miner 
consensus and tends to be slower and more contentious. Related Reading: XRP 
Headed For A Price Shock, Japan’s Financial Heavyweight Says AlphaNet Test 
Signals Where The Network Is Headed In December 2025, XRPL Labs developer 
Denis Angell confirmed that AlphaNet — the network&#8217;s developer testnet — had 
adopted ML-DSA, also known as CRYSTALS-Dilithium. The National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, or NIST, has approved ML-DSA as a post-quantum 
signature standard. AlphaNet also rolled out Quantum Accounts, Quantum 
Transactions, and Quantum Consensus, extending protection even to validator 
communications. Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView

XRP Faces No Immediate Quantum Threat As Only 0.03% Supply Seen At Risk: Analyst

The U.S. Treasury Department has laid out a fresh set of expectations for 
stablecoin issuers, focusing on how firms must address illicit finance risks 
under the GENIUS Act. In a notice issued Wednesday, the department confirmed 
that its Financial Crimes…

US Treasury proposes AML rules for stablecoins under GENIUS Act

Dogecoin corrected some gains from the $0.0960 zone against the US Dollar. 
DOGE is now holding the $0.0900 support and remains at risk of more losses. 
DOGE price started a fresh downside correction below $0.0950. The price is 
trading below the $0.0930 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. 
There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.0925 on the hourly 
chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could aim for 
a fresh increase if it remains stable above $0.090. Dogecoin Price Trims Gains 
Dogecoin price started a downside correction after it failed to surpass 
$0.0960, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. DOGE declined below the $0.0950 and 
$0.0940 levels. There was a move below the 50% Fib retracement level of the 
upward move from the $0.0899 swing low to the $0.0960 high. Besides, there is 
a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.0925 on the hourly chart of 
the DOGE/USD pair. The price even spiked below $0.0920 before the bulls 
appeared. Dogecoin price is now trading above the $0.090 level and the 
100-hourly simple moving average. Immediate resistance on the upside is near 
the $0.0920 level. The first major resistance for the bulls could be near the 
$0.0925 level and the trend line. The next major resistance is near the 
$0.0935 level. A close above the $0.0935 resistance might send the price 
toward $0.0950. Any more gains might send the price toward $0.0980. The next 
major stop for the bulls might be $0.10. More Losses In DOGE? If DOGE’s price 
fails to climb above the $0.0925 level, it could continue to move down. 
Initial support on the downside is near the $0.0912 level or the 76.4% Fib 
retracement level of the upward move from the $0.0899 swing low to the $0.0960 
high The next major support is near the $0.0910 level. The main support sits 
at $0.090. If there is a downside break below the $0.090 support, the price 
could decline further. In the stated case, the price might slide toward the 
$0.0880 level. Any more losses might call for a test of $0.0850. Technical 
Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for DOGE/USD is now gaining momentum in the 
bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for DOGE/USD is 
now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $0.0910 and $0.0900. Major 
Resistance Levels – $0.0925 and $0.0935.

Dogecoin (DOGE) Turns Lower, Downside Risk Builds Rapidly

Adjusted stablecoin volume could reach $719 trillion by 2035, but the 
projection could be far higher if two macro catalysts come to pass, said 
Chainalysis.

Chainalysis claims stablecoin volumes could hit over a quadrillion by 2035

Some officials cautiously eyed a year-end rate cut, but others warned that 
upward adjustments might be needed if inflation remains above target levels.

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