# NEAR goes live with post-quantum signatures on mainnet via 2.13 release

In Brief:On July 20, NEAR Protocol turned on quantum-safe signing across mainnet through its 2.13 upgrade, relying on the NIST-approved FIPS-204 (ML-DSA) standard.That same release introduces dynamic resharding, letting shards divide on their own without requiring a validator vote or a protocol upgr

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| Published | 21 July 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/near-goes-live-with-post-quantum-signatures-on-mainnet-via-2-13-release/