Exploring the Future of Quantum Computing-Enabled Blockchain Development: A Survey

With the advancement and application of blockchain technology, its limitations in security, performance, and other aspects have become increasingly prominent. The cryptographic foundations that blockchain relies on are facing significant threats from quantum computing, rendering traditional schemes difficult to transplant directly into the quantum environment. Consequently, exploring the deep integration of quantum information technology with blockchain and constructing a new generation of blockchain systems resistant to quantum attacks has become a research hotspot. This paper aims to review the current research status of quantum computing-enabled blockchain development, analyze the key scientific issues it faces, and anticipate future directions. Quantum blockchain is expected to fundamentally address many of the current blockchain system’s pain points and provide technical support for constructing a safe and efficient distributed value system.