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Dev tools · April 3, 2026

Quip Network

Hey HN. I'm Colton (YC S21, ex-Acorns), one of the founders of Postquant Labs. My cofounder Richard is a cryptographer out of Draper Labs and DARPA. We're building Quip.Network, the first distributed quantum compute network. We just opened our testnet and wanted to share it here. The basic problem: quantum hardware is here and already competitive on certain optimization problems, but for most people, there's no way to access it. The machines cost millions and the hardware and research are gated by the companies who own them. Also, quantum providers regularly have machines sitting idle…

Quip Network launched on April 3, 2026 with 75 votes, #666 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

In plain words

Quip.Network is a distributed quantum compute network that allows users to access quantum hardware on demand, similar to cloud computing services. Built by Postquant Labs, it addresses the problem of expensive quantum machines sitting idle while remaining inaccessible to most researchers and developers. The platform connects quantum hardware providers with users who need computational power for optimization problems, creating a marketplace that utilizes underused quantum resources and reduces barriers to quantum computing access.

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From the sources

Quip.Network is a unified marketplace for quantum computing. Quantum operators contribute spare compute, classical operators verify solutions, and anyone can submit jobs to real quantum hardware without needing a PhD. The testnet is now open to the public. Here's what you can do: → Run a CPU or GPU node and earn rewards by verifying quantum solutions → Submit solvers to the first optimization subnet → Get started with the node setup guide on Gitbook → Explore the open-source codebase on GitHub

Quip Network is the world

Buy compute credits and run them on a quantum processor, or use a prebuilt solver from the open marketplace. Pay only for the time you use. Credits work like a commodity. Quip Network's spot clearinghouse matches buyers and sellers in real time, so you pay the going rate for compute, not a flat reservation fee. No reservations, no $30K minimums. Quip Network resells idle quantum compute from partner providers like D-Wave, on demand. Run a node on what you already have. Quantum processors, GPUs, CPUs, ASICs, and exotic platforms like neuromorphic and thermodynamic computers all earn QUIP. Consumers buy your idle quantum capacity at spot rates. Classical nodes prep data for those machines and…from quip.network

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey HN. I'm Colton (YC S21, ex-Acorns), one of the founders of Postquant Labs. My cofounder Richard is a cryptographer out of Draper Labs and DARPA. We're building Quip.Network, the first distributed quantum compute network. We just opened our testnet and wanted to share it here. The basic problem: quantum hardware…

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