AKASH NETWORK · L1 · QRI 16 · BAND 2 Acknowledged Hybrid FAIL · Stage 0 · Washing 1x

Akash has the machinery to add a post-quantum signature scheme as a Cosmos SDK module, and another Cosmos chain has already shown it works. What Akash lacks is any indication it plans to. Capability without intent is not a roadmap, it is an asset someone else will use first.

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Summary

Akash is a Cosmos SDK-based DePIN cloud compute marketplace with Ed25519 consensus and secp256k1 accounts, no PQC activity. Adjacent DoraFactory cosmos-pqc demonstrates feasibility on Cosmos but Akash has no roadmap or development work. Active governance cadence (BME upgrade, Homenode) gives it basic coordination credibility but nothing quantum-related.

What the gates say

Hybrid: FAIL. No hybrid plan on file.
Evidence: PASS. Sources reconstructable by third party.
Primitive naming: PASS. Named primitives at every scored sub-level.

Burn-vs-rescue policy on file

undeclared

Seven dimensions

Each dimension scores 0-100 internally; the weighted roll-up produces the QRI on the left. Open a row to read the sub-score detail.

1 Cryptographic Exposure 28 / 100

1a_primitive_inventory 10 / 20

Cosmos SDK standard primitives.

Primitives: Ed25519 (CometBFT consensus) · ECDSA secp256k1 (Cosmos SDK accounts) · SHA-256

Evidence: akash.network · github.com

1b_shor_grover_pq_tag 12 / 20

Evidence: akash.network

1c_algorithm_family_diversity 0 / 20

No PQC families deployed

1d_nist_security_category 0 / 20

No NIST PQC primitives deployed

1e_implementation_quality 6 / 20

Evidence: github.com

2 HNDL Exposure 18 / 100

2a_active_key_exposure 4 / 20

Bech32 addresses reveal pubkey on first tx. Modest TVL (~$10M).

2b_cold_key_exposure 5 / 20

48 months age; limited historical coin exposure.

2c_signature_longterm_validity 4 / 20

Validator consensus sigs and account sigs forgeable post-Shor. Compute marketplace leases are short-term.

2d_encryption_confidentiality 5 / 20

Standard TLS for node p2p. CometBFT uses Merlin/STROBE noise-style handshake over x25519 — Shor-vulnerable.

3 Metadata & Privacy Exposure 22 / 100

3a_tx_graph_visibility 5 / 20

Pseudonymous Cosmos tx graph visible.

3b_rpc_mempool_concentration 5 / 20

Standard Cosmos RPC (Polkachu, BlockPi, community validators). Moderate diversity.

3c_cross_chain_bridge_correlation 6 / 20

IBC transparent bookkeeping; link across Cosmos zones visible.

3d_retroactive_deanon_risk 6 / 20

Shor breaks Ed25519/secp256k1 historical sigs but Akash has no shielded layer.

4 Migration Architecture 45 / 100

4a_crypto_agility 12 / 20

Cosmos SDK module system allows adding sig types via chain upgrade; see DoraFactory cosmos-pqc reference.

4b_account_abstraction_key_rotation 10 / 20

Cosmos AuthZ allows delegated permissions; no native AA for signature-type rotation.

4c_hard_fork_track_record 15 / 20

Smooth Cosmos SDK upgrades; BME mainnet upgrade March 2026, Proposal 283 inflation reduction.

4d_hybrid_deployment_readiness 8 / 20

Cosmos SDK supports multiple sig schemes natively; architecturally feasible but no work done.

5 Deployment Execution 3 / 100

5a_mainnet_pqc_pct 0 / 20

no public artifact found

5b_pqc_code_in_client 0 / 20

no PQC in akash-node; external DoraFactory cosmos-pqc is separate chain

5c_validator_pqc_adoption 0 / 20

no public artifact found

5d_published_milestones_count 0 / 20

no PQC milestones published

5e_pqc_washing_delta 3 / 20

No PQC announcements; no delta.

6 Supply Chain Vendor Readiness 6 / 100

6a_wallet 2 / 20

6b_bridge 1 / 20

6c_custodian 1 / 20

6d_rpc_hsm 2 / 20

7 Governance & Coordination 48 / 100

7a_validator_stake_distribution 10 / 20

99 validators, Nakamoto coefficient ~6.

7b_upgrade_cadence_under_pressure 15 / 20

Active governance: BME upgrade March 2026, Homenode Feb 2026, Prop 283 inflation reduction.

7c_named_coordination_lead 15 / 20

Akash core team + Cosmos Hub coordination.

7d_adversarial_coordination_precedent 8 / 20

No documented adversarial-pressure crypto change.

The X + Y vs Z inequality

X (data shelf life): 5-10 (Cosmos-style rotating keys, compute leases short-term)

Y (migration time): 10-15

Z10 (10% CRQC year): 2036 · Z50 (50%): 2041

Verdict: X+Y > Z (danger).

Four-scenario grid

Scenario	Value preserved	Privacy preserved
quantum never	100%	100%
arrives suddenly pre migration	15%	5%
arrives slowly post migration	80%	70%
arrives slowly mid migration	45%	30%

Peers in the L1 profile

Order-book view of the 9 chains closest to Akash Network by QRI.

Public artifacts used for this scorecard

Each entry below is a sub-score citation. Clicking the link takes you to the public source. A third party should be able to reconstruct every number on this page from these URLs in 48 hours.

Cryptographic Exposure · 1a_primitive_inventory

Cosmos SDK standard primitives.

Cryptographic Exposure · 1b_shor_grover_pq_tag

https://akash.network

Cryptographic Exposure · 1e_implementation_quality

https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft

Supply chain snapshot

wallet Keplr · Leap · Ledger HW 0 PQC roadmaps

bridge IBC · Axelar · Wormhole 0 PQC roadmaps

custodian Coinbase Custody · BitGo · Fireblocks 0 PQC roadmaps

rpc_hsm Polkachu · BlockPi · community validators 0 PQC roadmaps

A chain's supply chain cannot migrate faster than its slowest dependency. Zero PQC roadmaps in any of the four categories is a structural blocker, not a lagging indicator.

Analyst notes on the scoring

Unaware stage. No PQC artifacts. Migration Stage 0. Primitive naming good (v1 documents Ed25519 + secp256k1). Burn-vs-rescue policy undeclared.

Scorecard metadata

Profile: L1
Scored: 2026-04-18 by layerqu-v2-scoring-agent-1
v1 reference: chainscreen-v1-archive
QRI raw: 16 · after caps: 16
Confidence interval: ±15
PQC washing ratio: 1x
Burn-vs-rescue: undeclared

Caps triggered

mosca_cap_60
sutor_stage_cap_2
casado_stage_cap_3
preskill_half_dim2_dim3_dim5_dim6
hybrid_gate_fail_cap_60