National Institute OF Standards AND Technology

Institutional crypto custodians are preparing for a future in which AI and quantum advances could pressure blockchains to change security standards. Project Eleven and Quantus plan custody support in the first quarter of 2027 to help institutions preserve controls across evolving cryptographic systems.

Autonomous AI agents are intensifying the internet’s trust crisis as synthetic media, opaque decision-making and machine-speed transactions outpace traditional oversight. Zero-knowledge proofs are gaining attention as a cryptographic way to verify identity, provenance and authorization without exposing private data.