# DeXe (DEXE) Quantum Readiness Report

> DeXe has a QRI score of 1/100 and is assessed at Stage 1 (Quantum Risk Assessed) with low evidence confidence.

Evaluation date: 2026-06-02. Review status: draft. Evaluated scope: DEXE ERC-20/BEP-20 governance token and DeXe Protocol DAO smart contracts; inherits host-chain (Ethereum/BNB Chain) cryptographic risk per QRI Section 7.2. Token-specific evaluation covers admin/governance keys, Snapshot/SafeSnap governance signatures, and protocol upgrade paths..

DeXe (DEXE) is a standard ERC-20/BEP-20 governance token for the DeXe Protocol DAO deployed on Ethereum and BNB Chain. Under QRI v3.1 Section 7.2 (Token Inheritance), DEXE inherently shares the base-layer quantum risk of its host chains. As of 2026-06-02, neither Ethereum nor BNB Chain has production post-quantum protection — all transactions use ECDSA and Ethereum consensus uses BLS signatures. Ethereum has active PQ research (dedicated EF Post-Quantum team formed January 2026, leanXMSS, leanVM, weekly interop devnets, structured fork milestones targeting ~2029) but this is development-stage work with no production protection. The DeXe project itself has published no cryptographic inventory, no quantum risk assessment, no mitigation roadmap, and no migration mechanism. The DeXe DAO governance relies on Snapshot (off-chain ECDSA signatures) and SafeSnap (on-chain execution), creating an additional quantum-vulnerable surface that controls a ~$1.7-2.8B+ treasury. 100% of DEXE value-at-risk is quantum-vulnerable. The QRI Score of 1 reflects the complete absence of quantum preparedness by the DeXe project, with the score derived from the minimum migration coverage threshold (1 out of 20 points for <25% protected value).

## Core resources

- [DeXe QRI report](https://qrindex.org/projects/dexe/): Human-readable assessment with score, stage, evidence, blockers, risks, and assurance notes.
- [DeXe structured report data](https://qrindex.org/projects/dexe/report.json): Complete report as JSON for deterministic machine processing.
- [QRI methodology](https://qrindex.org/methodology/): Scoring model, evidence handling, readiness stages, confidence, assurance, and report status.
- [All QRI project reports](https://qrindex.org/llms.txt): Score-ranked index of every published project assessment.
- [DeXe official website](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/dexe): Project-maintained website.



## Evidence sources

- [Evidence source 1](<https://github.com/dexe-network/DeXe-Protocol/>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 2](<https://www.dexe.network/>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 3](<https://docs.dexe.io/>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 4](<https://documents.dexe.network/DeXe-Protocol-DAO-Memorandum.pdf>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 5](<https://etherscan.io/address/0xde4ee8057785a7e8e800db58f9784845a5c2cbd6>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 6](<https://pq.ethereum.org/>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 7](<https://cryptocompare.com/>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 8](<https://docs.dexe.io/meritocratic-governance>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 9](<https://www.dexe.network/dao>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 10](<https://whitepaper.dexe.network/dexe-protocol-dao/token-and-treasury>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 11](<https://hacken.io/audits/dexe-network/>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 12](<https://github.com/dexe-network/DeXe-Protocol/tree/main/audits>): Public source cited by the DeXe QRI assessment.