API3 is happy to announce that QRNG is now available for developers on Arbitrum Nova to use. The availability of QRNG on Nova now means that developers across both of Arbitrum’s rollups are able to build dapps that utilize true, quantum derived, random numbers.
QRNG uses quantum fluctuations to provide developers with a source of truly random numbers, compared to the pseudorandom numbers provided by other blockchain RNG services. To further expand accessibility for all developers and dapps, API3 has deployed QRNG as a public good. Consumers will only pay the gas fees needed to use the service, and will not face any additional fees for random number generation.
The QRNG service on Nova will initially be provided by QuintessenceLabs. Australia-based QuintessenceLabs is a global leader in quantum cybersecurity, recognized for its advanced quantum-resilient data protection capabilities, and currently works with companies like Microsoft, Raytheon, and JP Morgan. QuintessenceLabs will also act as another QRNG choice for developers on Arbitrum One alongside the Australian National University (ANU), allowing developers to choose their quantum RNG provider. ANU are expected to join QuintessenceLabs on Arbitrum Nova early 2023.
If you’re developing an application that could make use of QRNG, API3 has extensive documentation to help you integrate it, and we have developer support available in our discord. API3 has produced a range of learning materials such as how to use QRNG in a NFT mint, and a video showing how to use QRNG here.
If you’ve already integrated QRNG and would like help raising awareness of your project, you can get in touch with us using this form.
About API3
The API3 Foundation is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) leading the movement from legacy third-party oracle networks to first-party oracle solutions that deliver more security, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. Powered by Airnode first-party oracles, API3’s Decentralized APIs (dAPIs) are decentrally controlled and blockchain-native data feeds with quantifiable security.
About Arbitrum Nova
Arbitrum Nova is a leading Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution developed by Offchain Labs. An AnyTrust solution, Arbitrum Nova is ideal for gaming, metaverse and socialfi projects, enabling instant confirmation and <$0.01 transactions with minimal trust assumptions. Co-launched with Reddit in August 2022, Arbitrum Nova is home for Reddit community token holders from r/Cryptocurrency and r/FortniteBR.
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