Stellar developers unveiled a three-step roadmap to shift to quantum-resistant cryptography to counter threats from quantum computers. The plan starts in 2026 with changes for corporate wallets and institutions, then a 2027 protocol upgrade enabling all accounts to add quantum-resistant signers while keeping existing addresses. A final phase will retire the current cryptography, with timing to be decided later. The foundation flagged dormant accounts as a key challenge.

Competition in the tech industry is being reshaped around AI agents, and security is increasingly moving with it. Companies including Snowflake are expanding into AI while stepping up security capabilities and governance. Microsoft unveiled an AI agent-based platform for automatically detecting software vulnerabilities and added automated device isolation to its endpoint security product. Workday introduced an independent verification feature for agent deployment, while Cisco strengthened security and governance for local AI agents.