Fireblocks Cracks the Post-Quantum Code: 6.6x Gas Reduction Reshapes Ethereum's Quantum Migration Timeline
The numbers hit my screen at 3 AM Beijing time, and I couldn't sleep after reading them. 1.23 million gas. That's what Fireblocks claims it now costs to verify an ML-DSA-44 signature on Ethereum—a 6.6x reduction from the previous benchmark of 8.09 million gas held by ZKNox's ETHDILITHIUM project. As someone who's spent the better part of two decades watching cryptographic transitions unfold from the inside, I know exactly what this means: the gap between post-quantum theory and Ethereum production reality just collapsed.