# Injective (INJ) Quantum Readiness Report

> Injective has a QRI score of 3.64/100 and is assessed at Stage 1 (Quantum Risk Assessed) with medium evidence confidence.

Evaluation date: 2026-06-05. Review status: draft. Evaluated scope: Injective L1 blockchain (Cosmos SDK + Native EVM), including consensus, spend authorization, bridges (Peggy, IBC, Wormhole, Hyperlane), and native asset INJ.

Injective (INJ) is a Cosmos SDK-based Layer 1 blockchain with Native EVM, evaluated as of 2026-06-05. Every cryptographic primitive in active production use is quantum-vulnerable: spend authorization uses secp256k1/ethsecp256k1 ECDSA (Shor-breakable), validator consensus uses Ed25519 (Shor-breakable), and all four bridge surfaces (Peggy, IBC, Wormhole, Hyperlane) rely entirely on classical cryptography. No PQC primitives are deployed, no PQC code exists in injective-core or its dependency tree, 0% of mainnet traffic is PQC-protected, and 0% of validators use PQC keys. Injective Foundation has not published a quantum risk assessment, cryptographic inventory, PQC roadmap, migration proposal, or governance discussion addressing quantum threats. The project's demonstrated upgrade capability (Native EVM, Vulcan) is a positive architectural signal but offers zero current quantum protection. The most restrictive Readiness & Risk Cap is 'No public cryptographic inventory' at Max QRI 10, and the raw Factor Score of 3.64 is further capped by Stage 1 (Max QRI 20). Final QRI Score: 4, placing Injective in Stage 1: Quantum Risk Assessed — quantum risk is assessable from public evidence, but no meaningful production protection exists.

## Core resources

- [Injective QRI report](https://qrindex.org/projects/injective-protocol/): Human-readable assessment with score, stage, evidence, blockers, risks, and assurance notes.
- [Injective structured report data](https://qrindex.org/projects/injective-protocol/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.
- [Injective official website](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/injective-protocol): Project-maintained website.



## Evidence sources

- [Evidence source 1](<https://injective.com/blog/understanding-injective-architecture-and-consensus>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 2](<https://docs.hyperweb.io/auth>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 3](<https://github.com/InjectiveLabs/injective-protocol-specification>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 4](<https://layerqu.com/chains/injective/>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 5](<https://github.com/InjectiveFoundation/injective-core>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 6](<https://explorer.injective.network/>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 7](<https://github.com/informalsystems/audits/blob/main/Injective/informal-report-injective-audit-202106.pdf>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 8](<https://docs.tendermint.com/master/tendermint-core/consensus/>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 9](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/@injectivelabs/wallet-ledger?activeTab=readme>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 10](<https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/injective-protocol>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 11](<https://injective.valopers.com/proposals/>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 12](<https://injective.com/blog/>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 13](<https://injective.valopers.com/proposals/650>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 14](<https://injective.com/>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 15](<https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 16](<https://injective.com/blog/injective-passes-the-informal-systems-audit-with-flying-colors>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 17](<https://injective.valopers.com/proposals/632>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 18](<https://injective.valopers.com/proposals/619>): Public source cited by the Injective QRI assessment.