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Story: Cardano Founder Hoskinson Says Ethereum Is Doomed To Fail

By Steven Anderson

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The Problem of Misaligned Incentives. Hoskinson explained that Ethereum’s path to scaling is tied to rollups and other external networks.

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Bitcoin DeFi as a “Sleeping Giant”. Hoskinson also highlighted external threats that could challenge Ethereum’s dominance.

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Big Tech and Institutions May Bypass Ethereum. Beyond Bitcoin, Hoskinson expects traditional financial institutions and major technology…

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The Technological Shift Away From Shared-State Blockchains. Hoskinson further argued that advancements in cryptography may reduce the importance of…

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Not All Criticism, but a Structural Warning. Despite his harsh critique, Hoskinson did not dismiss Ethereum entirely.

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Cardano’s Alternative Path. Hoskinson’s criticism of Ethereum also ties into his broader vision for Cardano.

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Ethereum’s Future: Pivot or Decline?. Hoskinson closed by suggesting that Ethereum could still pivot and adapt to new roles in the…

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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has once again voiced doubts about Ethereum’s long-term survival, this time in a detailed interview with CoinDesk.

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According to him, Ethereum’s structure makes it vulnerable to being hollowed out by its own Layer 2 (L2) solutions, which could eventually drain transaction activity, liquidity,…

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“If they’re gobbling up the transaction volume and the token appreciation, they could simply migrate or go multi-chain,” Hoskinson warned.

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Hoskinson also highlighted external threats that could challenge Ethereum’s dominance. Chief among them is Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi).

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“When Bitcoin wakes up… its TVL will be larger than the market cap of Ethereum,” Hoskinson predicted.

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Beyond Bitcoin, Hoskinson expects traditional financial institutions and major technology platforms to build infrastructure that runs adjacent to blockchains, but not directly…

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This dynamic, he suggested, could weaken Ethereum’s long-term role as a central economic hub in the digital economy.

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Hoskinson further argued that advancements in cryptography may reduce the importance of shared-state blockchains like Ethereum.

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