LayerZero introduced Akita, an open-source, lattice-based polynomial commitment scheme designed for post-quantum zero-knowledge proving. Announced on September 9, 2026, Akita is described as the first production-ready primitive of its kind and will be deployed in Lattice Jolt, the open-source quantum-resistant version of the Jolt zero-knowledge virtual machine developed with a16z crypto for the Zero blockchain. Akita replaces elliptic-curve cryptography in the proving stack with lattice-based security relying on the Module-SIS assumption, also used by post-quantum standards including ML-DSA and ML-KEM. LayerZero says Akita produces 65KB-to-80KB proofs, compared with 200KB or more for hash-based post-quantum schemes, while making proving two to three times faster and reducing memory use by roughly half. a16z crypto says Lattice Jolt can also accelerate verification by two to three times, generate proofs below 100KB and potentially compress them further. The system targets 128-bit security, supports more than 2 million RISC-V cycles per second on a CPU and more than 10 million on a MacBook with Apple's Metal GPU framework. Prover memory use has fallen from about 300 bytes to 200 bytes per cycle, enabling proofs of millions of cycles on mobile devices. LayerZero calls Akita an early step toward a fully quantum-secure Zero stack, with further upgrades planned before and after mainnet. A subsequent paper is planned for Lattice Jolt's zero-knowledge functionality.