# BGIN × NEDO PQC competition — roadmap and community alignment

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**Created:** [May 12, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://bgin.discourse.group/t/bgin-x-nedo-pqc-competition-roadmap-and-community-alignment/987 "2026-05-12T22:52:30Z")\
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Hello everyone,

Below is a **working draft** of how BGIN activities could align with Japan’s **NEDO post-quantum cryptography (PQC) competition** timeline, alongside related academic and ecosystem events (Ethereum Foundation, conferences, and BGIN Block / GDC). The goal is to share direction early and invite feedback before dates and formats are finalized.

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## Context

The roadmap ties together:

- **NEDO** : competition design, call for proposals, submission deadline, shortlisting, winner selection, and follow-on workshops.
- **BGIN** : lectures, GDC, Block series sessions with NIST, and workshops linked to the competition lifecycle.
- **Broader ecosystem** : selected conferences and the Ethereum Foundation PQC retreat as places where technical specifications and testbed discussions can connect to the same themes.

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## Proposed roadmap (high level)

| Period | NEDO | BGIN | Academic / other | EF | Notes / agenda |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **2026 May–Jul** | — | Lecture series | — | — | Includes a session on the Google PQC paper (21 May) and other lectures; **scope may include Bitcoin-oriented material**. |
| **2026 Sep 1–3** | — | GDC | — | — | PQC session(s) for **policy alignment**. |
| **2026 Sep 17** | — | — | CBT | — | PQC session. |
| **2026 Oct 9–12** | — | — | — | PQC Retreat | Discussion of Ethereum-related technical specs and testbeds. |
| **2026 Oct 15–16** | — | Block15 | — | — | PQC session **with NIST**. |
| **2026 Oct 19–23** | CSS | — | — | — | Drafting of competition guidelines / call text. |
| **2026 Dec 13–15** | — | — | SSR | — | **Publication** of competition guidelines / call. |
| **2027 Jan** | — | — | — | — | **Competition opens** (applications). |
| **2027 Feb 8–12** | — | — | FC, CoDecFin | — | Workshop related to the competition. |
| **2027 Mar** | — | Block16 | — | — | Workshop related to the competition. |
| **2027 Jun** | — | — | ICBC | — | Workshop related to the competition. |
| **2027 Sep** | **Application deadline** | — | — | — | — |
| **2027 (Sep)** | — | — | CBT | — | Workshop related to the competition. |
| **2027 Oct** | — | Block17 | — | — | PQC session **with NIST**. |
| **2027 Oct** | CSS | — | — | — | **Applicants’ workshop**. |
| **2027 Dec** | Shortlisting | — | — | — | — |
| **2028** | — | — | FC, CoDecFin | — | Evaluation workshop. |
| **2028 Mar** | — | Block18 | — | — | Evaluation workshop. |
| **2028 Jun** | — | — | ICBC | — | Final evaluation workshop. |
| **2028 Jul–Sep** | **Winner selection** | — | — | — | — |
| **2028 Oct** | — | Block18 | — | — | Workshop toward **standardization**. |
| **2028 Oct** | CSS | — | — | — | Workshop on **next steps** after the competition. |

_Acronyms in the table (CBT, CSS, SSR, FC, ICBC, CCS, etc.) refer to specific conferences or meetings on the original calendar; please treat exact names and dates as **tentative** until confirmed by organizers._

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## Open challenge: Bitcoin, other chains, and PQC

The columns “Bitcoin” and “Other chain” in our internal planning sheet are **intentionally empty for now**. That reflects a real gap we need to work through, not an omission by mistake.

**We still need a concrete plan for how to incorporate PQC-related work and perspectives from:**

- the **Bitcoin** community (research, implementation roadmaps, standards discussions, and governance norms), and
- **other blockchain ecosystems** beyond the Ethereum-centric track already visible on the calendar (e.g., retreats and spec/testbed conversations).

Questions we should answer together include:

1. **Outreach:** Who are the right liaison points (WGs, individuals, sister organizations) so BGIN does not only mirror one chain’s trajectory?
2. **Programming:** Should Bitcoin- and multi-chain–oriented content live in the **lecture series** , **Block** sessions, **GDC** policy tracks, or dedicated side events—and how do we avoid fragmenting the audience?
3. **Competition alignment:** Which parts of the NEDO competition narrative (threat models, migration, interoperability, custody, layer-2, bridges) matter most to non-EVM communities, and how do we reflect that in **calls for participation** and **workshop agendas**?
4. **Neutrality:** How do we keep BGIN’s role **ecosystem-neutral** while still giving each community a fair voice in the same roadmap?

If you have ideas, partnerships, or speaker suggestions for Bitcoin and other-chain PQC angles, please reply in this thread. Early input will help shape the lecture line-up and the workshop series through 2027–2028.

@JBringer @Mitchell @KigenFukuda