SPHINCS

SPHINCS is a quantum-resistance themed asset on Base whose minting gate is actual SPHINCS signature verification: a participant generates a SPHINCS key pair, signs their own Ethereum address with the private key, and once the signature verifies the backend issues a Merkle proof that allows 500 units to be minted for 0.0025 ETH. The flow turns quantum resistance from copy into a cryptographic check at mint time, with every minting address tied to a real post-quantum signature operation.

It addresses the absence of a verifiable carrier for quantum-resistance narratives: most related projects mention post-quantum algorithms only in descriptions, nothing is used on-chain, and holders cannot check the claim. At the contract level there is no transfer tax, no upgrade path and no admin permissions, total supply is 21 million units, and the rules have no modification entry once fixed. Because the name overlaps with NIST's SPHINCS+ signature scheme, searches must distinguish the minting contract and the entity named in the listing, and a separate token of the same name circulates on Base. Its branch is the cryptography-themed meme.