To build silicon-based quantum computers, you need an ultra-pure form of silicon called silicon-28.
Until now, production was concentrated among a small group of overseas suppliers. That was a strategic gap in China's quantum hardware supply chain.
As of June 15, China's state-owned nuclear corporation announced it had achieved independent mass production of silicon-28 at 99.99% isotopic purity. The first domestic production at this scale.
This matters because supply chain independence is a prerequisite for scaling quantum computing hardware. China has now removed a critical dependency.
The quantum race is not just about algorithmic capability. It is about who can manufacture the hardware at scale, independently, without relying on supply chains that could be restricted.
China just answered a question that has been open for years.
The infrastructure of the quantum era is being built now, at the materials level, not just the software level.
The whole world is racing for quantum supremacy ๐
๐จ๐ณ China: an estimated $15B+ in public quantum investment, the largest in the world.
๐บ๐ธ US: $4B+ in public quantum investment, the National Quantum Initiative, and recent Executive Orders.
๐ช๐บ EU: a โฌ1B+ Quantum Flagship program, with a Quantum Act and 2030 leadership target.
๐ฌ๐ง UK: a ยฃ2.5B national quantum strategy, plus further funding announced this year.
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea: โฉ3T committed to quantum by 2035.
๐ฏ๐ต Japan: a ยฅ1T+ package supporting next-gen chips and quantum research.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany: โฌ3B committed to quantum computing development.
๐ซ๐ท France: a โฌ1.8B national quantum plan across computing, communications, and cryptography.
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands: $1B+ through Quantum Delta NL.
๐ฎ๐ณ India: a $1B National Quantum Mission.
๐จ๐ฆ Canada: a national quantum strategy backing domestic quantum champions.
๐ฆ๐บ Australia: AU$2.3B+ invested cumulatively in quantum R&D.
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel: an NIS 1.2B national quantum program.
๐ท๐บ Russia: at least 100B roubles directed into quantum development.
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland: a CHF 82M Swiss Quantum Initiative anchored by ETH Zurich and EPFL.
๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark: a 1.5B DKK grant to build the countryโs first full-scale quantum computer.
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore: an S$300M National Quantum Strategy positioning it as Asiaโs quantum hub.
๐น๐ผ Taiwan: a National Quantum Team building on semiconductor dominance.
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia: sovereign capital acquiring quantum technology through Aramco.
๐ฆ๐ช UAE: building a sovereign quantum ecosystem through national deep-tech investment.
๐ง๐ท Brazil: a national quantum roadmap, the largest emerging ecosystem in Latin America.
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa: leading the continentโs quantum research through a national initiative.
Different countries. Different budgets. One shared realization.
Whoever leads quantum gains power over the cryptographic foundations the digital world depends on.
And whoever fails to defend against it inherits the risk.
Nations are spending billions to reach the quantum future.
Naoris is already operating in the post-quantum one.
The quantum race is heating up ๐บ๐ธ
4 months ago, we posted this. The signs were already showing.
Did the US government see it too? ๐
Since February, the escalation has been relentless:
โ March: President Trump's Cyber Strategy for America names post-quantum cryptography a federal modernization priority
โ May: the Commerce Department takes $2B in equity stakes across nine quantum computing companies, including roughly $1B into a new IBM venture
โ This week: two executive orders. A national quantum computer effort targeting 2028, and a mandate to migrate every federal system to post-quantum cryptography by 2030 and 2031, four years faster than the previous deadline
The trajectory we pointed to in February is now official US policy.
Wait until they discover post-quantum blockchains.
Wait until they discover $NAORIS.