# Pepe (PEPE) Quantum Readiness Report

> Pepe has a QRI score of 4.53/100 and is assessed at Stage 0 (Unassessed / No Evidence) with low evidence confidence.

Evaluation date: 2026-06-05. Review status: draft. Evaluated scope: PEPE ERC-20 token on Ethereum mainnet (contract 0x6982508145454ce325ddbe47a25d4ec3d2311933); inherits Ethereum L1 QRI per Section 7.2.

PEPE is a standard ERC-20 meme token on Ethereum with a renounced contract and no custom cryptographic mechanisms. Per QRI Section 7.2 (Token Inheritance), PEPE inherently shares Ethereum's base-layer quantum-readiness posture. As of 2026-06-05, Ethereum has no production PQC protection—all spend authorization remains ECDSA-based and consensus relies on BLS signatures, both quantum-vulnerable. The PEPE token contract itself has no admin keys (ownership renounced to zero address), eliminating token-level admin-key quantum risk. However, the project maintains a multisig treasury wallet secured by standard ECDSA, representing a concentrated quantum-vulnerable value pool with a documented history of key-management failures (August 2023: 16T tokens stolen after signer threshold reduced from 5/8 to 2/8). The PEPE project has published no quantum risk assessment, cryptographic inventory, migration roadmap, or PQC custody plan. The QRI Score of 5 reflects verifiable public evidence (contract code, audit) but zero production quantum protection and no project-level quantum readiness work. Token holders should monitor Ethereum's post-quantum migration progress, as PEPE's security depends entirely on Ethereum's transition.

## Core resources

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



## Evidence sources

- [Evidence source 1](<https://etherscan.io/token/0x6982508145454ce325ddbe47a25d4ec3d2311933>): Public source cited by the Pepe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 2](<https://fairyproof.com/doc/Pepe-Audit-Report.pdf>): Public source cited by the Pepe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 3](<https://www.theblock.co/post/247555/pepe-multisig-transfers>): Public source cited by the Pepe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 4](<https://pq.ethereum.org/>): Public source cited by the Pepe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 5](<https://ethereum.org/roadmap/future-proofing/>): Public source cited by the Pepe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 6](<https://ethresear.ch/t/exploring-the-design-space-for-a-post-quantum-public-key-registry-for-ethereum-validators/25040>): Public source cited by the Pepe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 7](<https://www.theblock.co/post/247576/pepe-team-members-stole-15-million-from-multisig>): Public source cited by the Pepe QRI assessment.
- [Evidence source 8](<https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pepe/>): Public source cited by the Pepe QRI assessment.