Charles Hoskinson Claims Bitcoin's Quantum Solution is a Hard Fork that Fails to Rescue Satoshi's Coins
Bitcoin developers have proposed freezing 8 million coins to safeguard against quantum attacks. However, Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, believes this solution is insufficient to protect the network's oldest coins, including those attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto. According to Hoskinson, the proposed defense, BIP-361, is mislabeled as a soft fork and would require a hard fork due to its …
April 16, 2026, 4:19 p.m.