# Dogecoin (DOGE) Quantum Readiness Report

> Dogecoin has a QRI score of 17/100 and is assessed at Stage 2 (Mitigation / Development) with medium evidence confidence.

Evaluation date: 2026-06-01. Review status: draft. Evaluated scope: Native asset (DOGE) on Dogecoin PoW mainnet; production spend authorization, UTXO state, and native asset ownership..

Dogecoin is a classical PoW UTXO chain whose production spend authorization remains entirely ECDSA/secp256k1-only. The Dogecoin Foundation and core developers have made tangible R&D progress: libdogecoin PR #288 (merged April 2026) integrates liboqs-based PQC support (Falcon, Dilithium/ML-DSA), and an experimental OP_RETURN-based post-quantum commitment transaction was executed on mainnet in April 2026. However, these are prototype/experimental artifacts that provide zero material protection to production users. The UTXO model offers inherent hash-based at-rest protection for P2PKH addresses that have never been spent or reused, but ~82.5M P2PK public keys are structurally exposed on-chain, and address reuse creates additional operational exposure. No formal cryptographic inventory, quantum threat model, migration mechanism, enforcement path, or independent PQC audit exists. The RE-EN proposal uses un-reviewed bespoke cryptography and should not be weighted as a credible PQC design. Dogecoin is in Stage 2 (Mitigation / Development) with a QRI Score of 17, capped at 40 by the ECC-only spend authorization blocker.

## Core resources

- [Dogecoin QRI report](https://qrindex.org/projects/dogecoin/): Human-readable assessment with score, stage, evidence, blockers, risks, and assurance notes.
- [Dogecoin structured report data](https://qrindex.org/projects/dogecoin/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.
- [Dogecoin official website](https://dogecoin.com): Project-maintained website.
- [Dogecoin source repository 1](https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin): Project source code referenced by QRI.



## Evidence sources

- [Evidence source 1](<https://foundation.dogecoin.com/trailmap/standard/>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 2](<https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 3](<https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/discussions/3400>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 4](<https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/discussions/3779>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 5](<https://www.dlnews.com/articles/web3/dogecoin-developers-start-preparing-for-threat-of-quantum-computers/>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 6](<https://coinpaper.com/4123/dogecoin-successfully-tests-quantum-resistant-transaction-on-mainnet>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 7](<https://coingo.net/altcoins/dogecoin-executes-first-experimental-post-quantum-transaction-on-mainnet/>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 8](<https://arxiv.org/html/2601.19500v3>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 9](<https://dogecoinpal.com/dogecoin-quantum-resistance-initiative-explained>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 10](<https://quantumai.google/static/site-assets/downloads/cryptocurrency-whitepaper.pdf>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 11](<https://www.okx.com/learn/dogecoin-algorithm-guide>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 12](<https://github.com/dogecoinfoundation/libdogecoin/pull/288>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 13](<https://dogecoinpal.com/dogecoin-wealth-distribution-whales/>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 14](<https://openquantumsafe.org/liboqs/algorithms/>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 15](<https://leastauthority.com/static/publications/Dogecoin_Node_Upgrade_Final_Audit_Repor_April23_Least%20Authority_.pdf>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 16](<https://github.com/dogecoinfoundation/libdogecoin>): Public source cited by the Dogecoin QRI assessment.