Lock.com Launches Early Access Platform With Air-Gapped Signing and Post-Quantum Cryptographic Security

San Francisco, CA — May 18, 2026 — Lock.com has opened early access to its institutional blockchain security infrastructure platform, introducing air-gapped signing architecture and post-quantum cryptographic protocols designed to address emerging quantum computing threats to digital asset custody. The launch targets institutional custodians, hedge funds, and enterprise blockchain operators within a global institutional custody market exceeding $500 billion in digital assets under management.

The platform arrives as NIST's August 2024 standardization of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms accelerates enterprise migration timelines, with broad institutional adoption projected between 2026 and 2030. Current institutional custody infrastructure predominantly relies on elliptic curve cryptography, which remains theoretically vulnerable to cryptographically relevant quantum computers and to active "harvest now, decrypt later" attack strategies documented in CISA and NSA cybersecurity advisories.

Lock.com's air-gapped signing architecture eliminates network exposure during private key operations, removing an attack vector associated with institutional custody breaches recorded between 2022 and 2025. Approximately 15 to 20 percent of institutional custody operations currently employ air-gapped signing infrastructure; industry projections place adoption above 40 percent by 2028. Comparable custody infrastructure providers include Fireblocks ($8 billion valuation), Copper ($500 million valuation), and Ledger Enterprise ($2 billion valuation).

The early access launch occurs within a broader institutional infrastructure expansion across the 2026 crypto ecosystem. Tether's self-custodial wallet rollout extended stablecoin custody infrastructure for a $120 billion-plus USDT market; Securitize's transfer agent partnerships advanced equities tokenization; and prediction market platforms including BYDFi have captured institutional derivatives demand alongside Wall Street prediction market ETFs that accumulated $8.7 billion in AUM within six months of launch.

Within the institutional custody stack, Lock.com targets the signing infrastructure layer. The platform's post-quantum architecture is designed to support tokenized securities custody, stablecoin operations, and regulated derivatives settlement. CISA and NSA guidance has emphasized quantum-resistant cryptography for critical infrastructure operators, and SEC and CFTC guidance on custody provider cryptographic requirements is anticipated between 2027 and 2028.

Early access program details, including institutional partnership announcements and pricing structures, have not been publicly disclosed. Lock.com has not released assets-under-custody figures or signing volume metrics for the early access phase. Lock.com has not confirmed fundraising activity.

Institutional investors and custodians interested in early access can apply through Lock.com's platform directly. The company has indicated priority access for regulated custody providers, institutional asset managers, and enterprise blockchain operators with active signing infrastructure requirements.

About Lock.com

Lock.com is an institutional blockchain security infrastructure company developing air-gapped signing and post-quantum cryptographic solutions for digital asset custody and transaction signing. The platform targets regulated custodians, institutional asset managers, and enterprise blockchain operators requiring security infrastructure aligned with NIST post-quantum cryptography standards and emerging CISA and SEC guidance on quantum-resistant systems. Lock.com is currently in early access and has not disclosed funding, valuation, or institutional partnership details publicly.

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