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GMX admin and keeper keys & Quantum Risk
Verdict
GMX admin and keeper keys: still classical key risk unless PQC is verified. GMX is not quantum-proof. Perps venues concentrate trader keys, liquidity-provider tokens, keepers, and oracles on classical L2/L1 account crypto.
Overview
Perps protocols depend on keepers and admins for operational continuity. Those keys are high leverage under classical compromise.
Inventory keeper hot wallets, risk-parameter admins, and oracle dependencies separately from trader EOAs—performance features do not imply PQC.
This spoke isolates the admin-keys key graph for GMX on host chains: arbitrum, avalanche. User wallets remain classical on those hosts unless a different scheme is proven.
Cross-read the protocol hub at /is-quantum-proof/gmx, category hubs under /is-quantum-proof/defi, and the free /assessment for organizational posture. Educational only—not investment advice.
Cryptographic profile
What breaks
- Compromise of admin-keys related keys
- Equating role separation with post-quantum algorithms
Mitigations
- Document role addresses from official docs
- Enforce hardware/MPC on privileged roles
- Return to /is-quantum-proof/gmx for full protocol context
FAQ
Are keepers validators?
Different role—still inventory their keys and algorithms.
First step?
Deployment-specific role addresses from official docs.
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