Post-quantum digital asset security provider Project Eleven has introduced Strongpoint, an institutional custody platform engineered to provide a crypto-agile control layer as underlying blockchain networks transition to post-quantum cryptographic standards. The Zcash Foundation has joined as an initial development partner, contributing expertise in privacy-preserving cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, and shielded key management to inform the platform’s institutional architecture.
Project Eleven’s analysis of the 20 largest Layer 1 (L1) blockchain networks by market capitalization reveals a fragmented migration landscape. Only 10 of these networks have published technical proposals, roadmaps, or implementation paths for post-quantum migration, spanning at least six distinct post-quantum signature schemes. Strongpoint addresses this coordination bottleneck by decoupling key management, transaction approval, and audit workflows from the underlying signature schemes, providing institutions with a crypto-agile control layer that adapts as networks update their cryptographic primitives.
| [ Project Eleven Strongpoint Architecture & Zcash Integration Parameters ] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Layer | Technical Mechanism & Cryptographic Engine | Institutional Security & Operational Impact |
| • Crypto-Agile Policy Engine | • Policy-driven cryptographic binding • Scheme swaps via configuration update | • Snapshots active policy into signed payloads; maintains long-term signature verification without system rebuilds |
| • Hardware & Key Governance | • FIPS 140-3 Level 3 Hardware Security Modules • M-of-N quorum approval & tamper-evident logs | • Long-lived classical and post-quantum keys remain in protected hardware HSM boundaries without plaintext exposure |
| • Cryptographic Support | • Classical (ECDSA), NIST PQC (ML-DSA), and stateful hash-based (XMSS) schemes | • Composability by default; supports hybrid signatures across classical and lattice/hash-based primitives |
| • Zcash Shielded Integration | • Protocol engineering for shielded ZEC • Zero-knowledge key management rules | • Informs how Strongpoint maintains privacy-preserving constraints alongside evolving post-quantum signature standards |
Strongpoint is targeted for production deployment in Q4 2026. The platform’s commercial rollout builds upon Project Eleven’s $20 million Series A financing completed in January 2026 and its acquisition of Riva Labs in September 2026 to integrate post-quantum Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and automated cryptanalysis into its enterprise product suite.
Review the full release on the Project Eleven Official Portal here, explore technical architecture on the Strongpoint Platform Page here, and read our previous coverage on Project Eleven’s $20 million Series A funding here and its acquisition of Riva Labs here.
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