Splendor Labs SA has launched Splendor Quantum Chain, a Layer-1 blockchain that embeds post-quantum cryptography and data transport directly into its core architecture, according to an announcement published on the project's official website, quantum.splendor.org, on Sept. 25, 2026.

The network combines ML-DSA-65 digital signatures, ML-KEM-768 network security, dual ML-DSA and SLH-DSA verification, and Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC) for data transport. The company said the combination is intended to address emerging risks posed by advances in quantum computing while providing infrastructure for decentralized finance and applications involving artificial intelligence.

Rather than treating post-quantum protection as a later upgrade, Splendor Quantum Chain integrates quantum-resistant security across transaction signing, node communications, verification, and data distribution.

The launch comes as financial institutions increasingly explore blockchain-based tokenization of real-world assets. BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Franklin Templeton, and Fidelity are among the major financial firms developing initiatives involving digital representations of assets such as real estate, investment funds, and bonds.

Security Built Into the Protocol

Splendor Labs said its architecture was developed with patent-pending technology intended to address vulnerabilities that could emerge as quantum computing advances. The company is taking a proactive approach by incorporating quantum-resistant mechanisms into the network at launch instead of relying on a future migration from conventional cryptographic systems. That timing question has grown more pressing across the industry, because the classical public-key cryptography securing most existing blockchain networks is considered vulnerable to sufficiently capable computers, one reason standards bodies have spent years preparing migration paths.

ML-DSA-65 is used for digital signatures, while ML-KEM-768 is designed to protect network communications against attacks involving increasingly capable computing systems. The chain also employs dual verification using ML-DSA and SLH-DSA, adding another cryptographic layer to the validation process. The algorithm families named in the design align with standards the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized in August 2024, when ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and SLH-DSA became the agency's first completed post-quantum cryptography standards.

RLNC-based data transport forms another component of the architecture, which the company positions as part of a broader effort to build resilient and scalable blockchain infrastructure.

Splendor Labs founder and CEO Todor Ivanov said the company had designed the network around the expected direction of digital infrastructure rather than limiting its architecture to current requirements. The company said this approach reflects its expectation that blockchain networks will increasingly serve both financial institutions and emerging technology applications.

Infrastructure for Tokenized Assets

The network is intended to support programmable assets, native tokens, and verifiable settlement capabilities. Splendor Labs said these functions could provide infrastructure for projects involving tokenized real-world assets and digital financial products.

The development reflects a broader shift in financial markets toward blockchain-based settlement and asset representation. As traditional institutions investigate tokenization, blockchain networks face requirements involving security, transaction integrity, scalability, and the ability to verify ownership and settlement.

The company is positioning the network as foundational infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets, digital finance, and quantum-secure payments, while also extending the architecture toward artificial intelligence and autonomous software.

SPLD serves as the native coin of Splendor Quantum Chain. It is intended to facilitate transactions and support participation in the network.

Expansion Into AI and Autonomous Applications

Splendor Labs said the architecture is not limited to financial applications. The company also plans to develop use cases involving artificial intelligence and autonomous software, where secure authentication, digital value transfers, and verifiable records could become important components.

Its next stage will focus on applications built on top of the newly launched blockchain, with planned areas including real-world asset tokenization, digital finance, quantum-secure payments, artificial intelligence, and rewards programs.

By embedding post-quantum cryptography at the protocol level, Splendor Quantum Chain is designed to provide developers and enterprises with security infrastructure intended for applications that may need to remain resilient as computing capabilities evolve. The launch therefore marks the beginning of Splendor Labs' broader ecosystem strategy rather than the completion of its development roadmap, with the company expected to focus on applications and services that use the network's security, programmable asset capabilities, and transaction infrastructure as adoption develops.