{"id":6114,"date":"2025-07-30T04:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcotasks.com\/blog\/bitcoin-aint-better-ada-is-cardano-founder-says\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T04:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:11:12","slug":"bitcoin-aint-better-ada-is-cardano-founder-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcotasks.com\/blog\/bitcoin-aint-better-ada-is-cardano-founder-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Ain\u2019t \u2018Better\u2019, ADA Is, Cardano Founder Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cardano\u2019s founder Charles Hoskinson says Bitcoin<\/a> wasn\u2019t the only story in crypto\u2019s early days. In the last 12 months, ADA climbed 90%, leaving Bitcoin\u2019s 70% gain behind.<\/p>\n

He argues that this gap isn\u2019t new\u2014it\u2019s been widening ever since Cardano<\/a> switched hundreds of millions of dollars\u2019 worth of BTC into building its own network.<\/p>\n

Cardano Vs. Bitcoin Returns<\/h2>\n

According to interviews with Blockworks co\u2011founder Jason Yanowitz, Cardano\u2019s early backers traded yen contributions into 108,000 BTC. That stash would be worth about nearly $13 billion today if it had just sat there.<\/p>\n

Instead, those coins went straight into building Cardano\u2019s network. Based on reports, ADA\u2019s market cap now sits at $30 billion\u2014about 150% higher than the value of the Bitcoin reserve and roughly 2.8 times as much.<\/p>\n

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Really enjoyed this conversation with @IOHK_Charles<\/a><\/p>\n

We covered a lot: politics, psychedelics, his bison + black hawk, his alien search, Japan\u2019s influence on Cardano, personal security, and of course\u2026<\/p>\n

Why he believes ADA is a better investment than BTC.pic.twitter.com\/rB26dLLVpP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Yano \"\ud83d\udfea\" (@JasonYanowitz) July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Since launch, ADA has jumped nearly 4,000% from its $0.02 debut in September 2017. Bitcoin has rallied 2,400% from a $4,337 price point in that same stretch.<\/p>\n

Many investors see those raw numbers and wonder whether they should have picked ADA over BTC from the start. They lay out a clear record of gains. Yet gains aren\u2019t the full picture.<\/p>\n

Each network serves a different purpose. Bitcoin leans on being a store of value. Cardano mixes staking, smart contracts and on\u2011chain governance.<\/p>\n

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Future Growth Prospects<\/h2>\n

Hoskinson isn\u2019t stopping at history. He predicts Bitcoin could still make a 10\u00d7 move to reach $1 million per coin. ADA, by his math, could expand 100\u00d7 to 1,000\u00d7. That puts Cardano\u2019s potential market cap<\/a> in the $2.8 trillion to $28 trillion range.<\/p>\n

He points to projects like Midnight, which aims to bring data privacy to blockchains, and to Cardano\u2019s role as a possible \u201cDeFi layer\u201d for Bitcoin. Those are the levers he says can drive the next big leg up.<\/p>\n

That vision carries plenty of risk. Blockchains often launch big ideas that take time\u2014or never\u2014find their footing. And pushing ADA to a multitrillion\u2011dollar valuation would demand major real\u2011world use, plus a flood of new users and developers. Even a 100\u00d7 gain would redraw the charts, let alone 1,000\u00d7.<\/p>\n

A Balanced Take<\/p>\n

ADA\u2019s run has been impressive. It\u2019s clear that building a living network, rather than simply holding coins, can pay off. But calling ADA \u201csignificantly better\u201d than BTC turns on much more than past returns.<\/p>\n

It hinges on successful rollouts, deep user engagement, and fresh use cases that catch fire. Whether Cardano will rewrite blockchain history remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

For now, investors can look at the numbers, weigh the risks, and decide if they want a piece of a project that bets on being more than just money.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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