Why Ethereum adapts faster than Bitcoin ⚙️

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Ethereum Foundation Researcher — Researcher

Ethereum's "social layer" is significantly more adaptable than Bitcoin's, allowing for faster upgrades to critical security primitives.
The Ethereum Foundation has a dedicated team prioritizing post-quantum cryptography to future-proof the network against quantum computing threats.

Ticker	Direction	Speaker	Thesis	Time
BTC	WATCH	Ethereum Foundation Researcher Researcher, Ethereum Foundation	"On the Bitcoin ecosystem, the social layer and the appetite of of change is much different... harder to move." Bitcoin's rigidity makes it slower to adapt to new security paradigms like post-quantum computing, though collaboration with EF researchers is occurring. This structural inertia could be a liability if rapid technological pivots are required. WATCH (Rigidity Risk). Bitcoin's stability is also its main value proposition; changing it too fast could destroy trust.	0:10
ETH	LONG	Ethereum Foundation Researcher Researcher, Ethereum Foundation	"For Ethereum, the social layers is... much more prone to change... and to incremental change than the Bitcoin ecosystem." In a landscape where existential threats like quantum computing are emerging, the ability to upgrade "crypto primitives" quickly is a massive survival advantage. Ethereum's flexibility allows it to integrate post-quantum security (XMSS schemes) faster than Bitcoin, reducing long-term tail risk. LONG (Technological Adaptability Premium). Upgradability introduces complexity and potential bugs compared to Bitcoin's ossified stability.	0:01