Check this transaction: https://lora.algokit.io/mainne... It looks like an account sending money to itself, but this is not your grandma’s Algorand account… 🫢

Click on `Teal` under the `Logicsig` section at the bottom and you’ll see this code like this: ``` #pragma version 12 bytecblock 0x02 txn TxID arg_0 pushbytes < an actual Falcon public key ! > falcon_verify ```

This is a programmable account (a logic signature to be precise) that requires a valid Falcon private key — a quantum-secure signature scheme — to sign transactions. 🚀

That’s the magic of the new falcon_verify opcode introduced in the latest consensus upgrade. If you’re impatient and at ease with the command line, you can try it now: https://github.com/algorandfou... https://github.com/algorandfou...

But Sir, didn’t you also say confidential? Well, you are not easy to please anon... 😏 How was this account funded? https://lora.algokit.io/mainne...

It came from HermesVault ! 🔮 https://github.com/giuliop/Her... That means zero-knowledge proofs keep the funding private. 🤐

So here you go: confidential, quantum-resistant accounts on Algorand, today. 🥂

Please note though: ⚠️ Algorand’s consensus still needs future upgrades to be fully quantum-safe. ⚠️ HermesVault’s privacy depends on the size of its anonymity set and proper use.

Stay tuned — a full article on quantum-resistant accounts is coming soon !