Here is where the conspiracy theorists (and I love them) are losing their minds.
The official change log for Beta 2 is mostly boring bug fixes: Darkmatter Exo 4.7 Beta 2
But buried on line 47, under "Miscellaneous," it says: "Removed legacy support for 2019 biometric handshake protocols. Updated entropy source for RNG." Here is where the conspiracy theorists (and I
Why? Why touch the Random Number Generator in a Beta 2? The tinfoil hat crowd on the Darkmatter subreddit is convinced this is preparation for quantum-resistant encryption. I think it’s just good hygiene. But it’s weird that they didn't make a bigger deal about it. But buried on line 47, under "Miscellaneous," it
No beta is perfect. Here is what the community has already flagged on the official Darkmatter GitLab (internal; no public issue tracker—yes, that is intentional).
According to the internal roadmap (leaked via an anonymous researcher on the Darknet; take with a grain of salt):
If you need quantum resistance today, stick with Exo 4.6 (Kyber-based). If you are willing to tolerate crashes and performance hits for the sake of FrodoKEM + ANI, Beta 2 is the most advanced crypto software you can legally run.