{
  "chain_slug": "mina",
  "name": "Mina",
  "scorecard_profile": "L1",
  "evaluated_at": "2026-04-18",
  "evaluator": "layerqu-v2-scoring-agent-3",
  "v1_reference": "chainscreen-v1-archive",
  "dimensions": {
    "1_cryptographic_exposure": {
      "weight": 0.15,
      "score": 30,
      "sub_scores": {
        "1a_primitive_inventory": {
          "score": 14,
          "primitives_named": [
            "Schnorr signatures over Pasta curves (Pallas/Vesta cycle)",
            "Pickles recursive SNARKs (Kimchi / PLONK over Pasta)",
            "Poseidon hash (SNARK-friendly)",
            "Blake2b (tx-level hashing)"
          ],
          "evidence": [
            "https://o1-labs.github.io/proof-systems/",
            "https://docs.minaprotocol.com"
          ],
          "note": "Unique cryptography stack among L1s — recursive SNARKs maintain 22KB chain state."
        },
        "1b_shor_grover_pq_tag": {
          "score": 14,
          "tags": {
            "Schnorr/Pallas-Vesta": "Shor-break (ECC)",
            "Pickles/Kimchi/PLONK (Pasta)": "Shor-break (pairing/ECC-free but uses elliptic curve IPA)",
            "Poseidon": "Grover-weaken-128bit",
            "Blake2b": "Grover-weaken-128bit"
          },
          "evidence": []
        },
        "1c_algorithm_family_diversity": {
          "score": 0,
          "families_represented": 0,
          "families": [],
          "note": "Despite sophisticated crypto, no PQC family deployed."
        },
        "1d_nist_security_category": {
          "score": 0,
          "mappings": {},
          "note": "No NIST PQC primitives deployed"
        },
        "1e_implementation_quality": {
          "score": 2,
          "formal_verification": "o1Labs formal methods research",
          "constant_time": "OCaml + Rust implementations",
          "libraries": [
            "proof-systems (o1Labs)",
            "Mina OCaml node"
          ],
          "evidence": [
            "https://github.com/o1-labs/proof-systems"
          ]
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 3
    },
    "2_hndl_exposure": {
      "weight": 0.1,
      "score": 16,
      "sub_scores": {
        "2a_active_key": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "Schnorr addresses over Pasta curves are fully Shor-exposed. All pubkeys visible on first tx."
        },
        "2b_cold_key": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "Mainnet March 2021. 4+ years of cold Schnorr keys."
        },
        "2c_sig_long_term": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "Recursive SNARKs verify ALL historical state — a Shor break on Pasta curves would retroactively invalidate the entire chain's integrity proof."
        },
        "2d_encryption_conf": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "Standard TLS. No PQC KEM."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 1
    },
    "3_metadata_privacy_exposure": {
      "weight": 0.1,
      "score": 28,
      "sub_scores": {
        "3a_graph_visibility": {
          "score": 7,
          "note": "Succinct blockchain hides state details but tx graph is still visible."
        },
        "3b_rpc_concentration": {
          "score": 7,
          "note": "Small validator set (~60 block producers). Succinct design concentrates proof generation on SNARK workers."
        },
        "3c_bridge_correlation": {
          "score": 7,
          "note": "Limited bridge activity. Wrapped Mina on Ethereum visible."
        },
        "3d_retroactive_deanon": {
          "score": 7,
          "note": "Schnorr signature forgery would allow retroactive fake-transaction construction, but chain history is hash-chained in Merkle Mountain Range."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 1
    },
    "4_migration_architecture": {
      "weight": 0.12,
      "score": 40,
      "sub_scores": {
        "4a_crypto_agility": {
          "score": 12,
          "note": "o1Labs has PhD-level cryptography team. Kimchi/Pickles are modular — algorithm swaps plausible. Research on Halo2, FRI, and other proof systems ongoing."
        },
        "4b_aa_key_rotation": {
          "score": 8,
          "note": "zkApps + account abstraction at zkApp layer via SnarkyJS. Programmable authentication."
        },
        "4c_hard_fork_track_record": {
          "score": 10,
          "note": "Berkeley → Mainnet → zkApps rollout demonstrated multi-year coordination. Berkeley testnet to prod."
        },
        "4d_hybrid_deployment_readiness": {
          "score": 10,
          "note": "No deployed hybrid PQC but research-level discussion of PQ-SNARK constructions at o1Labs. Protocol naturally amenable to proof system upgrades."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 3
    },
    "5_deployment_execution": {
      "weight": 0.2,
      "score": 5,
      "sub_scores": {
        "5a_mainnet_pqc_pct": {
          "score": 0,
          "mainnet_pqc_pct": 0,
          "evidence": [],
          "note": "no public artifact found — Kimchi/Pickles are NOT PQ-secure despite their sophistication"
        },
        "5b_pqc_code_in_consensus": {
          "score": 0,
          "loc_or_bytes": 0,
          "note": "no public artifact found"
        },
        "5c_validator_pqc_keys": {
          "score": 0,
          "pct": 0,
          "note": "no public artifact found"
        },
        "5d_published_milestones": {
          "score": 3,
          "count": 1,
          "milestones": [
            "o1Labs research on Halo2 and future proof systems (discussion, no dated migration)"
          ],
          "note": "Research-level discussion only."
        },
        "5e_pqc_washing_delta": {
          "score": 2,
          "ratio": 1.4,
          "note": "Moderate risk: Mina's succinct-blockchain story is sometimes conflated with quantum resistance. Succinct ≠ PQ-secure — Pasta curves are Shor-breakable."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 2
    },
    "6_supply_chain_vendor_readiness": {
      "weight": 0.2,
      "score": 6,
      "sub_scores": {
        "6a_wallet": {
          "score": 2,
          "top3": [
            "Auro Wallet",
            "Clorio",
            "Leap Wallet"
          ],
          "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
        },
        "6b_bridge": {
          "score": 1,
          "top3": [
            "Limited — wrapped Mina on ETH/BSC",
            "Mina→Ethereum zk bridge research",
            "Discord-coordinated relayers"
          ],
          "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
        },
        "6c_custodian": {
          "score": 2,
          "top3": [
            "Fireblocks (limited MINA support)",
            "BitGo",
            "Coinbase Custody"
          ],
          "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
        },
        "6d_rpc_hsm": {
          "score": 1,
          "top3": [
            "o1Labs nodes",
            "Block producer GraphQL",
            "Community relays"
          ],
          "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 0
    },
    "7_governance_coordination": {
      "weight": 0.13,
      "score": 35,
      "sub_scores": {
        "7a_validator_stake_distribution": {
          "score": 8,
          "note": "~60 block producers, PoS with delegation. Moderately concentrated."
        },
        "7b_upgrade_cadence_under_pressure": {
          "score": 10,
          "note": "Berkeley hardfork rolled out zkApps successfully. Multi-year coordinated upgrades."
        },
        "7c_named_coordination_lead": {
          "score": 12,
          "note": "o1Labs (Evan Shapiro) with strong cryptography research team (Izaak Meckler, etc.). Closest to a 'PQ-competent' team in this batch."
        },
        "7d_adversarial_coordination_precedent": {
          "score": 5,
          "note": "Handled protocol-level issues. No PQC-specific precedent."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 2
    }
  },
  "gates": {
    "hybrid_deployment": "FAIL",
    "evidence_reconstruction": "PASS",
    "primitive_naming": "PASS"
  },
  "caps_applied": [
    "Mosca (5a<20% → QRI max 60)",
    "Sutor (5d count=1 — Migration Stage max 2)",
    "Casado (3+ vendor tiles pqc=0 → migration_stage max 3)",
    "Hybrid gate FAIL → QRI cap 60"
  ],
  "qri": {
    "raw": 22,
    "after_caps": 22,
    "ci_plus_minus": 10,
    "band": 2,
    "band_name": "Acknowledged"
  },
  "migration_stage": 1,
  "mosca_inequality": {
    "X_signature_shelf_life_years": "7-12 (4+ years mainnet, recursive SNARKs amplify cold-key persistence)",
    "Y_migration_time_years_range": "8-12 (strong research team advantage)",
    "Z_10pct_year": 2036,
    "Z_50pct_year": 2041,
    "danger_zone_at_50pct": true
  },
  "four_scenario_grid": {
    "quantum_never": {
      "value_preserved_pct": 100,
      "privacy_preserved_pct": 100
    },
    "arrives_suddenly_pre_migration": {
      "value_preserved_pct": 5,
      "privacy_preserved_pct": 15
    },
    "arrives_slowly_post_migration": {
      "value_preserved_pct": 85,
      "privacy_preserved_pct": 75
    },
    "arrives_slowly_mid_migration": {
      "value_preserved_pct": 45,
      "privacy_preserved_pct": 40
    }
  },
  "burn_vs_rescue_policy": "undeclared",
  "pqc_washing_ratio": 1.4,
  "vendor_tile_summary": {
    "wallet": {
      "top3": [
        "Auro Wallet",
        "Clorio",
        "Leap Wallet"
      ],
      "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
    },
    "bridge": {
      "top3": [
        "Wrapped Mina on ETH/BSC",
        "Mina->Ethereum zk bridge research",
        "Discord relayers"
      ],
      "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
    },
    "custodian": {
      "top3": [
        "Fireblocks",
        "BitGo",
        "Coinbase Custody"
      ],
      "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
    },
    "rpc_hsm": {
      "top3": [
        "o1Labs nodes",
        "Block producer GraphQL",
        "Community relays"
      ],
      "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
    }
  },
  "narrative_summary": "Mina has the most sophisticated cryptography stack in this batch (Schnorr over Pasta curves, Pickles recursive SNARKs via Kimchi/PLONK, Poseidon hash, 22KB succinct blockchain), but every primitive is Shor-breakable. The o1Labs research team is the closest to 'PQ-competent' in this sample. A Pasta-curve break would retroactively invalidate the entire recursive SNARK chain proof — catastrophic. No deployed PQC. Band 2 Acknowledged due to research capability signals. PQC-washing risk: succinct ≠ PQ-secure.",
  "evaluator_notes": "Recursive SNARKs create a unique HNDL amplification: a single Pasta-curve break invalidates the proof-based chain state representation, not just individual transactions. This is the highest 'proof-layer' quantum risk in the batch. Mina's research team (o1Labs/Evan Shapiro/Izaak Meckler) is the standout migration-architecture positive.",
  "narrative_voiced": "Mina has the best cryptography team in this batch and the most Shor-breakable stack to go with it. The whole point of Mina is that a 22KB recursive proof stands in for the chain's history. Break Pasta curves, and that proof stops being a proof."
}