Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated that Bitcoin's proposed BIP-361 for addressing quantum computing risks has been mischaracterized as a soft fork, when in reality, it would require a hard fork to implement. This clashes with Bitcoin's long-standing development culture of opposing hard forks. He believes the proposal relies on a zero-knowledge recovery mechanism based on BIP-39 mnemonic phrases, which cannot cover approximately 1.7 million early Bitcoins (including around 1 million believed to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto). These assets were generated before 2013 and lack the corresponding mnemonic structure. If implemented as currently proposed, these assets could be permanently frozen. (CoinDesk) https://(wublock123.com)/news/charles-hoskinson-bitcoin-quantum-defense-hard-fork-170k0-btc-freeze-risk-59667