Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Cardano, warned that Bitcoin might lose its top cryptocurrency status if its governance structure fails to effectively address quantum computing challenges. He emphasized that Bitcoin's rigidity in making major upgrades could hinder its ability to adapt, unlike Cardano's flexible on-chain governance that allows community-driven protocol changes. Hoskinson highlighted that while Bitcoin has been resilient so far, quantum computing poses a new test that requires active management. This debate underscores the broader industry discussion on balancing blockchain immutability with the need for technical evolution to stay secure and competitive.
The crypto market cap closed the week flat at $2.73 trillion after volatile swings between $2.70 trillion and $2.79 trillion, following a prior week’s $500 billion surge. Bitcoin showed resilience, finishing with a modest 1% weekly gain and over 20% ...
Cardano's ADA is experiencing a significant liquidation imbalance, with long positions liquidated at a rate over 10,000% higher than shorts, totaling $1.17 million in the last 24 hours. This imbalance coincides with ADA testing a critical support lev...
Cardano's ADA price rose 1.08% to $0.2147, maintaining support above $0.2004 amid optimism from the Ouroboros Leios protocol test. This test increased Cardano's transaction capacity by 500%, with four more testing phases before a planned mainnet upgr...
Cardano's ADA price fell over 7% to around $0.210, dipping below $0.220 despite large wallets buying 160 million tokens during the decline. Market sentiment is bearish with a low long-to-short ratio of 0.74, though some bullish signs appear in positi...
Cardano's constitutional committee must ratify a governance action by September 6, 2026, to renew four of its seven seats. If not ratified by then, the committee falls below its minimum size of five members, causing a governance standstill where no m...
