diff --git a/pq-validator/Cargo.lock b/pq-validator/Cargo.lock
index 6d77646..65565a3 100644
--- a/pq-validator/Cargo.lock
+++ b/pq-validator/Cargo.lock
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "1.0.41"
+version = "1.0.38"
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-checksum = "b9b151e38e42f1586a01369ec52a6934702731d07e8509a7307331b09f6c46dc"
+checksum = "6a0dd3ed764953a6b20458b2b7abbfdc93d20d14b38babe1a70fe631a443a9f1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-eips",
  "alloy-primitives",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "k256",
  "once_cell",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "secp256k1",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-consensus-any"
-version = "1.0.41"
+version = "1.0.38"
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-checksum = "6e2d5e8668ef6215efdb7dcca6f22277b4e483a5650e05f5de22b2350971f4b8"
+checksum = "9556182afa73cddffa91e64a5aa9508d5e8c912b3a15f26998d2388a824d2c7b"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-eips",
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.41"
+version = "1.0.38"
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-checksum = "8eaf2ae05219e73e0979cb2cf55612aafbab191d130f203079805eaf881cca58"
+checksum = "77f82150116b30ba92f588b87f08fa97a46a1bd5ffc0d0597efdf0843d36bfda"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-consensus-any",
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.41"
+version = "1.0.38"
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-checksum = "e58f4f345cef483eab7374f2b6056973c7419ffe8ad35e994b7a7f5d8e0c7ba4"
+checksum = "223612259a080160ce839a4e5df0125ca403a1d5e7206cc911cea54af5d769aa"
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  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-eips",
@@ -215,15 +215,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "ruint",
  "rustc-hash",
  "serde",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.10.8",
  "tiny-keccak",
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-version = "1.0.41"
+version = "1.0.38"
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-checksum = "de2597751539b1cc8fe4204e5325f9a9ed83fcacfb212018dfcfa7877e76de21"
+checksum = "f7283b81b6f136100b152e699171bc7ed8184a58802accbc91a7df4ebb944445"
 dependencies = [
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  "alloy-consensus",
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.41"
+version = "1.0.38"
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-checksum = "fbde0801a32d21c5f111f037bee7e22874836fba7add34ed4a6919932dd7cf23"
+checksum = "23cc57ee0c1ac9fb14854195fc249494da7416591dc4a4d981ddfd5dd93b9bce"
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  "alloy-consensus-any",
  "alloy-rpc-types-eth",
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "1.0.41"
+version = "1.0.38"
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-checksum = "361cd87ead4ba7659bda8127902eda92d17fa7ceb18aba1676f7be10f7222487"
+checksum = "6d7d47bca1a2a1541e4404aa38b7e262bb4dffd9ac23b4f178729a4ddc5a5caa"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-consensus-any",
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.10.8",
  "syn 2.0.114",
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@@ -489,10 +489,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.0.38"
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-checksum = "6a91d6b4c2f6574fdbcb1611e460455c326667cf5b805c6bd1640dad8e8ee4d2"
+checksum = "7bf39928a5e70c9755d6811a2928131b53ba785ad37c8bf85c90175b5d43b818"
 dependencies = [
+ "alloy-primitives",
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  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
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- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
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- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
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+version = "0.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cdd35008169921d80bc60d3d0ab416eecb028c4cd653352907921d95084790be"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+]
+
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+version = "0.5.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f88a43d011fc4a6876cb7344703e297c71dda42494fee094d5f7c76bf13f746"
+
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 dependencies = [
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- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "proptest",
  "serde_core",
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+name = "const-oid"
+version = "0.10.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a6ef517f0926dd24a1582492c791b6a4818a4d94e789a334894aa15b0d12f55c"
+
 [[package]]
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+[[package]]
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+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b2a41393f66f16b0823bb79094d54ac5fbd34ab292ddafb9a0456ac9f87d201"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crc"
 version = "3.4.0"
@@ -1090,6 +1121,24 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-common"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77727bb15fa921304124b128af125e7e3b968275d1b108b379190264f4423710"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ctutils"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d5515a3834141de9eafb9717ad39eea8247b5674e6066c404e8c4b365d2a29e"
+dependencies = [
+ "cmov",
+]
+
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 version = "0.21.3"
@@ -1146,7 +1195,17 @@ version = "0.7.10"
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 checksum = "e7c1832837b905bbfb5101e07cc24c8deddf52f93225eee6ead5f4d63d53ddcb"
 dependencies = [
- "const-oid",
+ "const-oid 0.9.6",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "der"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "71fd89660b2dc699704064e59e9dba0147b903e85319429e131620d022be411b"
+dependencies = [
+ "const-oid 0.10.2",
  "zeroize",
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 dependencies = [
- "block-buffer",
- "const-oid",
- "crypto-common",
+ "block-buffer 0.10.4",
+ "const-oid 0.9.6",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "subtle",
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+[[package]]
+name = "digest"
+version = "0.11.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4850db49bf08e663084f7fb5c87d202ef91a3907271aff24a94eb97ff039153c"
+dependencies = [
+ "block-buffer 0.12.0",
+ "crypto-common 0.2.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "displaydoc"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -1244,13 +1313,13 @@ version = "0.16.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ee27f32b5c5292967d2d4a9d7f1e0b0aed2c15daded5a60300e4abb9d8020bca"
 dependencies = [
- "der",
+ "der 0.7.10",
  "digest 0.10.7",
  "elliptic-curve",
  "rfc6979",
  "serdect",
- "signature",
- "spki",
+ "signature 2.2.0",
+ "spki 0.7.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1274,7 +1343,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ff",
  "generic-array",
  "group",
- "pkcs8",
+ "pkcs8 0.10.2",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "sec1",
  "serdect",
@@ -1349,7 +1418,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
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- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rustc-hex",
  "static_assertions",
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@@ -1647,6 +1716,15 @@ version = "1.10.1"
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 checksum = "6dbf3de79e51f3d586ab4cb9d5c3e2c14aa28ed23d180cf89b4df0454a69cc87"
 
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+name = "hybrid-array"
+version = "0.4.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3944cf8cf766b40e2a1a333ee5e9b563f854d5fa49d6a8ca2764e97c6eddb214"
+dependencies = [
+ "typenum",
+]
+
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ecc2af9a1119c51f12a14607e783cb977bde58bc069ff0c3da1095e635d70654"
 dependencies = [
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "keccak"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e24a010dd405bd7ed803e5253182815b41bf2e6a80cc3bfc066658e03a198aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures 0.3.0",
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@@ -2068,6 +2156,31 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ml-dsa"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f5b2bb0ad6fa2b40396775bd56f51345171490fef993f46f91a876ecdbdaea55"
+dependencies = [
+ "ctutils",
+ "hybrid-array",
+ "module-lattice",
+ "pkcs8 0.11.0-rc.11",
+ "rand_core 0.10.1",
+ "sha3 0.11.0",
+ "signature 3.0.0-rc.10",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "module-lattice"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "164eb3faeaecbd14b0b2a917c1b4d0c035097a9c559b0bed85c2cdd032bc8faa"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
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 dependencies = [
- "der",
- "spki",
+ "der 0.7.10",
+ "spki 0.7.3",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pkcs8"
+version = "0.11.0-rc.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "12922b6296c06eb741b02d7b5161e3aaa22864af38dfa025a1a3ba3f68c84577"
+dependencies = [
+ "der 0.8.0",
+ "spki 0.8.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2372,7 +2495,14 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-sol-types",
+ "alloy-tx-macros",
+ "hex",
+ "ml-dsa",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "stylus-sdk",
+ "stylus-test",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2498,9 +2628,9 @@ checksum = "dc33ff2d4973d518d823d61aa239014831e521c75da58e3df4840d3f47749d09"
 
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-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
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-checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
+checksum = "5ca0ecfa931c29007047d1bc58e623ab12e5590e8c7cc53200d5202b69266d8a"
 dependencies = [
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  "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
@@ -2558,6 +2688,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
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+name = "rand_core"
+version = "0.10.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "63b8176103e19a2643978565ca18b50549f6101881c443590420e4dc998a3c69"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_xorshift"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -2708,7 +2844,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "primitive-types",
  "proptest",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rand 0.9.2",
  "rlp",
  "ruint-macro",
@@ -2854,9 +2990,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "base16ct",
- "der",
+ "der 0.7.10",
  "generic-array",
- "pkcs8",
+ "pkcs8 0.10.2",
  "serdect",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
@@ -2869,7 +3005,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "bitcoin_hashes",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "secp256k1-sys",
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -3057,7 +3193,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7507d819769d01a365ab707794a4084392c824f54a7a6a7862f8c3d0892b283"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "digest 0.10.7",
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 dependencies = [
  "digest 0.10.7",
- "keccak",
+ "keccak 0.1.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sha3"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "be176f1a57ce4e3d31c1a166222d9768de5954f811601fb7ca06fc8203905ce1"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest 0.11.2",
+ "keccak 0.2.0",
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 [[package]]
@@ -3107,6 +3253,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
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+[[package]]
+name = "signature"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f1880df446116126965eeec169136b2e0251dba37c6223bcc819569550edea3"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest 0.11.2",
+ "rand_core 0.10.1",
+]
+
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 version = "0.4.12"
@@ -3139,7 +3295,17 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
- "der",
+ "der 0.7.10",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "spki"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d9efca8738c78ee9484207732f728b1ef517bbb1833d6fc0879ca898a522f6f"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64ct",
+ "der 0.8.0",
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 [[package]]
@@ -3210,7 +3376,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "regex",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.10.8",
  "stylus-core",
  "syn 2.0.114",
  "syn-solidity",