BOBA NETWORK · rollup-L2 · QRI 7 · BAND 1 Unaware Hybrid FAIL · Stage 0 · Washing 1x

Boba is an OP Stack rollup in maintenance mode: TVL fell from $500M to under $10M and Hybrid Compute never became a moat. The PQC question here is not when it migrates, but whether anyone is still watching when Ethereum forces the issue.

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Summary

Boba Network is an OP Stack optimistic rollup launched November 2021, peaked at $500M TVL, now under $10M in maintenance mode. Hybrid Compute (off-chain API calls from smart contracts) was an early innovation but ecosystem hollowed out. Zero PQC activity; migration entirely gated by Ethereum L1.

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 (dependent on Ethereum L1 policy)

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 22 / 100

1a_primitive_inventory 8 / 20

OP Stack-based optimistic rollup (Optimism OVM fork).

Primitives: ECDSA secp256k1 (inherited Ethereum) · Keccak-256 · BLS12-381 (Ethereum L1 settlement)

Evidence: boba.network

1b_shor_grover_pq_tag 10 / 20

Evidence: boba.network

1c_algorithm_family_diversity 0 / 20

No PQC families

1d_nist_security_category 0 / 20

No NIST PQC

1e_implementation_quality 4 / 20

Evidence: github.com

2 HNDL Exposure 10 / 100

2a_active_key_exposure 3 / 20

Maintenance-mode chain; minimal new exposure.

2b_cold_key_exposure 2 / 20

Nov 2021 launch; ~40 months.

2c_signature_longterm_validity 2 / 20

ECDSA sigs Shor-breakable.

2d_encryption_confidentiality 3 / 20

Standard TLS.

3 Metadata & Privacy Exposure 10 / 100

3a_tx_graph_visibility 3 / 20

Transparent EVM.

3b_rpc_mempool_concentration 2 / 20

Centralized sequencer (Boba team).

3c_cross_chain_bridge_correlation 2 / 20

Native bridge to Ethereum L1.

3d_retroactive_deanon_risk 3 / 20

No shielded pool.

4 Migration Architecture 25 / 100

4a_crypto_agility 6 / 20

Optimism OVM fork. Hybrid Compute (off-chain API calls) is unique feature but not crypto-relevant.

4b_account_abstraction_key_rotation 8 / 20

Inherits ERC-4337 infrastructure.

4c_hard_fork_track_record 6 / 20

Limited recent upgrades; project in maintenance mode.

4d_hybrid_deployment_readiness 5 / 20

No hybrid plan; depends on Ethereum L1.

5 Deployment Execution 2 / 100

5a_mainnet_pqc_pct 0 / 20

no public artifact found

5b_pqc_code_in_client 0 / 20

no PQC in client

5c_validator_pqc_adoption 0 / 20

Centralized sequencer

5d_published_milestones_count 0 / 20

no PQC milestones

5e_pqc_washing_delta 2 / 20

No PQC announcements

6 Supply Chain Vendor Readiness 3 / 100

6a_wallet 2 / 20

6b_bridge 0 / 20

6c_custodian 0 / 20

6d_rpc_hsm 1 / 20

7 Governance & Coordination 15 / 100

7a_validator_stake_distribution 3 / 20

Centralized sequencer; no validator set.

7b_upgrade_cadence_under_pressure 3 / 20

Maintenance mode; very limited activity.

7c_named_coordination_lead 6 / 20

Boba Foundation; originally OMG Network spinoff.

7d_adversarial_coordination_precedent 3 / 20

None; TVL collapsed $500M→<$10M.

The X + Y vs Z inequality

X (data shelf life): 3-8 (declining activity limits new exposure)

Y (migration time): 10-15+ (low coordination capability)

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	10%	5%
arrives slowly post migration	65%	55%
arrives slowly mid migration	30%	15%

Peers in the rollup-L2 profile

Order-book view of the 9 chains closest to Boba 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

OP Stack-based optimistic rollup (Optimism OVM fork).

https://boba.network

Cryptographic Exposure · 1b_shor_grover_pq_tag

https://boba.network

Cryptographic Exposure · 1e_implementation_quality

https://github.com/bobanetwork

Supply chain snapshot

wallet MetaMask · Rabby · Ledger HW 0 PQC roadmaps

bridge Native Boba Bridge · limited third-party 0 PQC roadmaps

custodian limited 0 PQC roadmaps

rpc_hsm Boba RPC · Ankr 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

Declining chain — Preskill cap across most dims. Low coordination capability makes PQC migration unlikely to lead Ethereum. Band 1 Unaware.

Scorecard metadata

Profile: rollup-L2
Scored: 2026-04-18 by layerqu-v2-scoring-agent-1
v1 reference: chainscreen-v1-archive
QRI raw: 7 · after caps: 7
Confidence interval: ±15
PQC washing ratio: 1x
Burn-vs-rescue: undeclared (dependent on Ethereum L1 policy)

Caps triggered

mosca_cap_60
sutor_stage_cap_2
casado_stage_cap_3
preskill_half_all_dims_low_artifacts
hybrid_gate_fail_cap_60