Blockchain Developers
Understand the specific quantum vulnerabilities in consensus mechanisms, signature schemes, and smart contracts. Learn which PQC alternatives apply to your platform.
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Quantum Resilient Blockchain
There is an imminent and real threat to blockchain critical infrastructure, this training helps business teams understand it.
This certificated course covers what the threat is, how it works, and what needs to change to secure distributed ledger systems.
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4-5 Hours Study time
6 Structured modules
80% Passing grade
Certificate On completion
Who Should Take This Course
Security Teams
Assess quantum risk to your organisation's blockchain infrastructure, custody solutions, and DeFi positions. Build a practical timeline for quantum resilience.
Investors and Fund Managers
Evaluate quantum risk across your cryptocurrency and blockchain portfolio. Understand which protocols are preparing for the quantum transition and which are not.
Policy and Compliance
Regulatory implications of quantum threats to blockchain, digital assets, and CBDCs. Build governance frameworks for quantum readiness in decentralised systems.
Prerequisites. None. No prior quantum physics or blockchain development experience is required.
What You Will Learn
Six structured modules covering the full spectrum of quantum threats to blockchain and the practical steps to build resilience. No prior quantum physics knowledge required.
Blockchain Fundamentals and Quantum Vulnerability
Blockchain Fundamentals and Quantum Vulnerability
Topics covered
- How blockchain consensus mechanisms work and where quantum attacks apply
- Digital signatures at risk: ECDSA, EdDSA, and Schnorr under quantum threat
- Why "quantum-proof" claims from blockchain projects often miss the mark
Quantum Computing and Cryptanalysis
Quantum Computing and Cryptanalysis
Topics covered
- Shor's algorithm and its direct threat to public-key cryptography in blockchains
- Grover's algorithm and its implications for hash functions and mining
- Realistic timelines: when quantum computers will reach cryptographic relevance
Post-Quantum Solutions for Blockchain
Post-Quantum Solutions for Blockchain
Topics covered
- Lattice-based and hash-based signature schemes for blockchain
- NIST PQC standards and their applicability to distributed ledger systems
- Migration strategies: upgrading live blockchain networks without breaking consensus
Quantum Random Number Generation for Blockchain
Quantum Random Number Generation for Blockchain
Topics covered
- Why pseudorandom number generation is a weakness in smart contracts and DeFi
- How QRNG improves security for key generation, consensus, and randomness oracles
- Practical integration of QRNG hardware with blockchain infrastructure
Cryptocurrency and DeFi Security
Cryptocurrency and DeFi Security
Topics covered
- Quantum threats to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and major cryptocurrency protocols
- Smart contract vulnerabilities in a post-quantum world
- Protecting wallets, exchanges, and staking infrastructure against quantum attacks
Building a Quantum Resilient Blockchain Strategy
Building a Quantum Resilient Blockchain Strategy
Topics covered
- Assessing quantum risk for your blockchain platform or portfolio
- Governance frameworks for quantum readiness in decentralised systems
- Timeline-based roadmap: what to do now, next quarter, and next year
Quantum Resilient Blockchain
Learning Outcome At the end of the training the member will understand the foundational core issues and impacts that Quantum Technology has on blockchain systems.
On passing the examination you receive:
- A signed PDF certificate suitable for high-quality printing and framing
- A LinkedIn digital badge for your professional profile
Plus all of the benefits of membership.
- Exam format
- Multiple-choice
- Passing grade
- 80%
- Study time
- Approximately 4-5 hours of video lectures
Certification in "Quantum Resilient Blockchain" issued by QSECDEF
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Certified Quantum Business Professional (CQBP)
Who it is forThis ten part bootcamp is for executives, decision-makers, risk and security teams, product and innovation leads that need to understand what Quantum is and why it matters to business.
Module 1 free to trial. Members can earn the CQBP credential.
Your trainerAnna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
Chief Executive Officer, QSECDEF
LengthAbout 22 hours10 modules, 20 recorded lectures, own pace
CostIncluded in membershipView course - New for December 2026
Certified AI Security & Resilience Professional (CASRP)
Who it is forThis ten part leadership bootcamp is for cybersecurity professionals and security architects, AI, data and technology leaders, governance, risk and compliance professionals, programme managers and PQC practitioners who need to connect AI security, enterprise risk, organisational resilience and post-quantum readiness.
Live sessions free to attend. Members can earn the CASRP credential.
Your trainerAnna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
Chief Executive Officer, QSECDEF
LengthAbout 22 hours10 weeks, 20 live lectures, Tuesdays 16:30 CET from 1 December 2026
CostIncluded in membershipView course - Included in membership
Quantum Cyber Security Foundation
Who it is forCybersecurity teams, technology leaders, procurement and policy staff, and researchers. No quantum physics required. Rapid five hour certification designed to bring teams up to speed.
Certificate issued by QSECDEF. Module 1 free to try.
Your trainerAnna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
Chief Executive Officer, QSECDEF
- Included in membership
Plus access 170+ Expert Lectures instantly
Who it is forAnyone building quantum literacy: practitioners, researchers and industry leaders. Covers PQC, QKD, QRNG, quantum computing, AI and satellites. A full back catalogue of all previous lectures from world experts.
Full archive included. New live lecture every week.
LengthAbout 40 minutes eachWatch what you need, when you need it
CostIncluded in membershipView Expert LecturesRecent guest lecturers
Marc KaplanOpen-Source Quantum Communication Systems
Owen O'DonnellContinuous Testing for Post-Quantum Cryptography
Ashish JanghelPost-Quantum Authorisation for D-Apps
Ignazio PedoneCloud Security in the Post-Quantum Era
Cierra ChoucairQKD vs PQC: Market Trends
Vinay KumarQuantum Internet and Routing Protocols
Dr Erik BeckertPackaging for Photonic Quantum Systems
Egon AstraUser Experience with BB84 QKD Devices
Adrian NealOTP-Grade Irreversibility in Encryption
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People Power
Benefit from the best deep tech community on the internet. A flat peer network, cross disciplined, cross industry, cross culture of professionals ensuring quantum technology adoption is safe for our society.
A modern movement of real people, 1500+ QSECDEF members represent more than 900 enterprise organisations, academic centres, research centres and cyber organisations in more than 40 countries that are sharing critical information on QSECDEF.
One membership. Every course.
Members get this certification plus the complete QSECDEF training catalogue: both bootcamps, the quantum cyber security foundation certification, 170+ expert lectures and the weekly community call.
What you get as a member
Membership puts the courses, the lecture library, the weekly call and the people behind them in one place, with 25% off partner training and events.
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Access our QSECDEF Training Courses
Your membership includes the introductory quantum cyber security and quantum resilient blockchain courses, plus the Business Bootcamp. Each ends in a certificate, so your team can study at its own pace and show what it completed.
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Access over 170 expert lectures
More than 170 lectures from practising experts sit in the member library. Topics run from post-quantum cryptography and QKD to sensing, PNT and quantum business. Watch when your diary allows, then return to the ones you need.
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One new training course live every 90 days
We commit to publishing a new training course every 90 days, so the programme keeps pace with the field. Your membership covers each one as it goes live, with no extra fee for the course.
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Discounts on partner delivered courses and certifications
Members save 25% on partner training and certifications, including the CPQCPM Post Quantum Cryptography Programme Manager certification. The discount applies at booking, so the saving comes before you pay.
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In person events invitations, members only event invitations
Members receive invitations to our in-person events, including our London, Amsterdam and Berlin events, plus private members-only briefings and priority access to the QSECDEF members’ symposium 2027 in Paris.
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Priority access for our weekly live call every Tuesday
Every Tuesday at 3pm CET, a practitioner presents a live topic and takes questions. Members get priority access to the call and the recorded archive afterwards, so a missed week is never lost.
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Access a peer network of experts, practitioners and learners
Join 1,500+ members across 40+ countries and 900+ organisations. The community directory and learning management system are open for you instantly on membership, so you know whose profile to open when you need a second opinion.
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Discounts on partner events, workshops and tradeshows
Partner events cost members 25% less. Membership also brings discounted rates on in-house workshops and priority access to QSECDEF annual events, including the Paris Symposium.
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Focus on human interaction
Quantum security is decided by people. Ask your question live on Tuesday's call, put it to a speaker at a members' briefing, or shake hands at the London and Paris events. A human answers.
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Global access
Members work in more than 40 countries. The 2026 symposium speakers came from NATO STO, the European Commission, Nokia, Rheinmetall and MBDA. See which organisations sit in the network.
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All four courses and 170+ lectures included
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Quantum Resilient Blockchain: common questions
Do I need a background in quantum physics?
None. No prior quantum physics or blockchain development experience is required.
How much time does it take?
Approximately 4-5 hours of video lectures.
How is it delivered?
Video lecture format. Full lecture access is available to all QSECDEF members.
How is it assessed?
Multiple-choice exam. Passing grade: 80%.
What do I get at the end?
A signed PDF certificate suitable for high-quality printing and framing, a LinkedIn digital badge for your professional profile, and Certification in "Quantum Resilient Blockchain" issued by QSECDEF.
Who teaches it?
Dr Michal Krelina (Course Author) and Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard (Course Presenter).
Education standards guidance
We take guidance from the following open frameworks for technical education: EQAVET, the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training; the European Union Council Recommendation on micro-credentials; the CAST Universal Design for Learning Guidelines; and WCAG 2.2, the web accessibility standard. Educational oversight: QSECDEF Advisory Board. Feedback, errors, omissions and updates: QSECDEF Community.
Between certifications, the free weekly quantum security webinar runs every Tuesday. Open to all registrants.
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