Naoris Protocol Wins “Best DePIN Crypto Project”

2025 was the year cybersecurity stopped being a background concern and became a defining pillar of digital finance, national infrastructure, and Web3 ecosystems. As quantum computing accelerated and global institutions began preparing for a post-quantum world, Naoris Protocol emerged as one of the most important technologies at the intersection of blockchain, cybersecurity, and trust.

For Naoris Protocol, this year validated everything we’ve been building: a Sub-Zero Layer designed to make the entire digital world — from blockchains to enterprises to critical infrastructure — quantum-resilient, self-healing, and secure by design.

What follows is a look at the year we shaped — and the year that shaped us.

2025 marked the strongest articulation of Naoris Protocol’s mission: building the world’s first decentralized, post-quantum security network that protects blockchains, enterprises, devices, and AI systems in real time.

A series of milestones crystallized that mission:

A global narrative around “Security as the New Trust Layer”

Naoris reframed cybersecurity from a cost center into a value layer foundational to digital economies — protecting everything from CBDCs to Layer 1 networks to IoT and national infrastructure.

Recognition at the regulatory level

In September 2025, Naoris Protocol was cited in a U.S. SEC submission as the reference model for quantum-resistant blockchain infrastructure, appearing on pages 66, 68, and 71 in the Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework.

This was the first time a decentralized security protocol was referenced as a model for quantum-safe blockchain systems in a U.S. regulatory submission — a major validation of Naoris Protocol’s architecture and research.

Visibility at global forums

Naoris leadership presented at events across the United States, Europe, MENA, and Africa — meeting with policymakers, CISOs, Web3 ecosystems, central banks, telecom operators, AI labs, and defense organizations.

2025 made one thing clear:
the world is transitioning from centralized trust to decentralized security — and Naoris is leading that shift.

If the narrative clarified who Naoris Protocol is, the technology delivered on that promise.

In 2025, Naoris achieved a series of product and technical breakthroughs:

Testnet Completion & Mainnet Preparation

Naoris successfully completed its Testnet phase, surpassing key performance, resilience, and threat-mitigation targets. Over its lifecycle, the network processed:

• 100M+ post-quantum secure transactions
  
• 3.3M+ wallets created
  
• 1M+ validator nodes activated
  
• 550M+ threats mitigated in real time
  

With Testnet concluded, Mainnet enters finalization, targeting launch before the end of Q1, unlocking:

• SDKs for builders
• Developer integrations
• Network-level PQC enforcement
• Enterprise-grade security tooling
• A dedicated Mainnet explorer
• A first flagship product post-Mainnet launch (to be revealed)

A Post-Quantum Security Engine for the Entire Web3 Stack

Naoris Protocol introduced architecture enabling post-quantum defense without hard forks, allowing chains, dApps, and enterprises to inherit quantum safety instantly through the Naoris Network.

This Sub-Zero Layer now protects:

• Layer 0, L1, L2 networks
• Exchanges and custodians
• DeFi protocols
• AI agents and models
• Mobile and IoT devices
• Government and enterprise infrastructure

Security Powered by Distributed AI

Naoris expanded the capabilities of its distributed AI validators, enabling faster threat scoring, deeper behavioral analytics, and cross-ecosystem detection models that improve as the network grows.

Naoris Protocol broadened its global footprint, deepening relationships across:

• The United States
• Latin America
• MENA & Gulf regions
• Singapore & Southeast Asia
• Africa

In Africa, Naoris CBO Youssef El Maddarsi, named Most Influential Entrepreneur in Morocco 2025 by EMEA Entrepreneur, led major expansion initiatives, meeting with governments, telecom operators, and financial leaders.

In the Middle East, Naoris engaged with sovereign entities, large financial institutions, top founders, and members of royal families across Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

Across the Americas and Europe, Naoris engaged with central banks, Web3 ecosystems, cybersecurity alliances, and enterprise CISOs preparing for PQC migration.

July 2025 marked the launch of the $NAORIS token, enabling:

• Validator participation
• Trust scoring
• Security-economic incentives
• PQC verification rewards
• Economic alignment between users, enterprises, and validators

Important Testnet metrics:

• 105M+ post-quantum transactions
• 600M+ threats mitigated
• 3.3M+ wallets
• 1M+ security nodes

With Testnet sunsetted — a normal step before Mainnet — the token enters its next phase of utility expansion in 2026.

In 2025, Naoris Protocol continued to assemble one of the most respected advisory boards in cybersecurity and national security:

Mick Mulvaney

Former White House Chief of Staff (United States)

Inge Kampenes

Former Chief of the Norwegian Armed Forces & Chief of Cyber Defence

And other advisors

This marks Naoris as one of the few Web3-native security protocols advised by leaders who have shaped global cyber policy and national defense.

As Naoris grew, so did its ecosystem.

In 2025, Naoris expanded collaborations across:

• Web3 infrastructure players
• AI ecosystems
• Enterprises preparing for PQC
• Government and defense institutions
• Validators and staking providers
• Security researchers
• Academic partners

Events like the Naoris Private Summit: Marrakech Edition brought together top founders, VCs, sovereign leaders, athletes, and global experts — reinforcing Naoris Protocol’s role as the trusted security layer for the next digital era.

As quantum timelines accelerate, the path ahead is clear:

• Launch Mainnet
  
• Deliver first post-Mainnet product
  
• Deepen integrations with L1s, exchanges, and enterprises
  
• Roll out PQC security SDKs for builders
  
• Expand the validator network globally
  
• Engage central banks and regulators preparing for Q-Day
  
• Drive adoption of decentralized security as a global standard
  

The world is moving toward an Internet powered by trust, autonomy, and quantum safety — and Naoris Protocol is building the security engine to make that future possible.

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