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Precision fix 2026-08-19: the three-seal anchor minimum has been enforced since 2026-08-14 (the schedule step is at block 13,034,000 but an emergency ceiling held the effective minimum to one until then); anchors universal since block 13,889,296

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consensus post-quantum, and nothing in the precompile patches touches consensus.** consensus post-quantum, and nothing in the precompile patches touches consensus.**
Consensus on chain 2800 is **hybrid post-quantum in a precise and limited sense**, by a separate Consensus on chain 2800 is **hybrid post-quantum in a precise and limited sense**, by a separate
mechanism: the QBFT header anchor in `anchor/` and `patches/0003`. Since block 13,034,000 every mechanism: the QBFT header anchor in `anchor/` and `patches/0003`. Since 2026-08-14 every
32nd block (an anchor block) must carry, under its block hash, a certificate of at least three 32nd block (an anchor block) must carry, under its block hash, a certificate of at least three
valid Falcon-512 validator seals (f+1 of nine; eight or nine are carried in practice), and a node valid Falcon-512 validator seals (f+1 of nine; eight or nine are carried in practice), and a node
does not finalize an anchor block without it. Classical secp256k1 ECDSA QBFT still finalizes every does not finalize an anchor block without it. Classical secp256k1 ECDSA QBFT still finalizes every

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Since block 13,014,000 every 32nd header of chain 2800 carries a sixth element in its QBFT Since block 13,014,000 every 32nd header of chain 2800 carries a sixth element in its QBFT
`extraData`: a certificate of validator Falcon-512 seals, universal since block 13,889,296 and `extraData`: a certificate of validator Falcon-512 seals, universal since block 13,889,296 and
enforced at a minimum of three seals per anchor block (f+1 of nine) since block 13,034,000. A node enforced at a minimum of three seals per anchor block (f+1 of nine) since 2026-08-14. A node
rejects an anchor block whose certificate holds fewer than three valid seals. (Correction 2026-08-19: rejects an anchor block whose certificate holds fewer than three valid seals. (Correction 2026-08-19:
an earlier version of this paragraph said that from block 14,050,000 the network refuses to finalize an earlier version of this paragraph said that from block 14,050,000 the network refuses to finalize
any block without a post-quantum quorum; the per-block rule armed at that height is retired in the any block without a post-quantum quorum; the per-block rule armed at that height is retired in the

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1. **The binding.** From block 13,014,000 the block hash of every anchored header (every 32nd 1. **The binding.** From block 13,014,000 the block hash of every anchored header (every 32nd
block) commits to a Falcon-512 certificate signed by the validators. That is a binding, not a block) commits to a Falcon-512 certificate signed by the validators. That is a binding, not a
replacement: a rewrite of anchored history must also forge the post-quantum signatures. replacement: a rewrite of anchored history must also forge the post-quantum signatures.
2. **The enforced minimum.** From block 13,034,000 a node does not finalize an anchor block unless 2. **The enforced minimum.** Since 2026-08-14 a node does not finalize an anchor block unless
its certificate holds at least three valid Falcon-512 seals (f+1 of nine, the guarantee that at its certificate holds at least three valid Falcon-512 seals (f+1 of nine, the guarantee that at
least one honest validator signed; eight or nine are carried in practice). Blocks between least one honest validator signed; eight or nine are carried in practice). Blocks between
anchors carry no Falcon seals and are finalized by ECDSA alone, so the post-quantum guarantee anchors carry no Falcon seals and are finalized by ECDSA alone, so the post-quantum guarantee