Cardano Founder Warns Bitcoin Could Lose Top Spot Without Major Upgrades
Jul 25, 2026
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by Lele Jima
for The Crypto Basic

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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warned on The Starting Block that Bitcoin risks losing its position as the world’s largest cryptocurrency unless it can implement major protocol upgrades to defend against threats like quantum computing. He said Bitcoin’s limited upgradeability poses a security and adoption risk for crypto markets and suggested more adaptable protocols could gain market share.
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has warned that Bitcoin could eventually lose its position as the world's largest cryptocurrency if it fails to adapt to quantum computing. Speaking in an interview on The Starting Block, Hoskinson claimed that Bitcoin's biggest weakness is its limited ability to implement major protocol upgrades.
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