RippleX researcher Aanchal Malhotra has done just that warned that the time to prepare for the disruption of quantum computing is rapidly closing.
As reported by U.Today, Ripple has unveiled a multi-phase roadmap to improve the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) will be fully post-quantum ready by 2028.
Google’s quantum breakthrough in 2026
A groundbreaking whitepaper published by Google’s Quantum AI has prompted several cryptocurrency projects to reassess their quantum readiness.
The general consensus used to be that quantum computing would not pose a fatal threat to the global financial infrastructure in the near future.
The cryptography community used to believe that breaking the 256-bit Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECDSA), used by networks like Bitcoin, Ethereum and the XRPL, would require a massive machine with tens of millions of physical qubits. However, the tech giant made it clear that this was not the case. In fact, fewer than 500,000 physical qubits would be needed.
Ripple’s four-phase roadmap
As reported by U.Today, Ripple has partnered with Project Eleven to perform a phased migration.
If classical cryptography is suddenly compromised, the network will force post-quantum readiness (which is the worst-case scenario).
The second phase involves proactive experimentation, with Ripple currently testing NIST-recommended quantum-resistant algorithms.
During the third phase, the network is expected to integrate candidate post-quantum signature schemes alongside existing elliptic curve signatures.
The final phase will focus on porting the XRPL to native PQC-based signatures at scale.