0xTodd ( thinking )|Dec 31, 2025 03:09
Congrats to ZAMA for finally launching on the mainnet!
A little side note: ZAMA has a TFHE encryption technology, which is likely to be one of the most meaningful narratives in cryptography within the crypto space by 2026. Every year, people talk about quantum resistance, and TFHE is one of the key approaches to countering quantum threats.
TFHE stands for Torus Fully Homomorphic Encryption, which is homomorphic encryption based on a torus.
Previously, cryptocurrencies commonly used elliptic curve cryptography, which relies on the mathematical problem of discrete logarithms for encryption. However, the core of quantum algorithms, particularly Shor's algorithm, is highly effective at solving such mathematical problems.
PS: Of course, quantum computing is still in the experimental stage and needs further development before it can pose a real threat to the elliptic curve cryptography widely used today.
But when we move to a torus (a torus is literally a donut-shaped structure), the mathematical problem in TFHE shifts to lattice cryptography.
We won’t dive into the technical details here, but the conclusion is that Shor's quantum algorithm cannot crack this problem. Therefore, TFHE is one of the most important approaches for countering quantum threats in the post-quantum era.
So, there’s no need to worry too much about quantum computing—it’s like the saying, 'where there’s a will, there’s a way.' ZAMA has already developed a TFHE algorithm implemented in Rust, making ZAMA a testing ground for quantum resistance.
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