# kaal:claim:5225296-009

**Claim.** Because governance is embedded in the protocol rather than conducted off-chain, SPoS could enact protocol changes in weeks or days where Bitcoin's miner and developer negotiation process takes years.

**Type.** predictive  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- assumes functioning on-chain governance forums

**Source quote.**

> For example, whereas Bitcoin's upgrade process can take years due to miner-developer negotiations, SPoS's embedded governance could enact changes in weeks or days, mirroring the agility of Tendermint's consensus model

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse* (2025), Autonomous Protocol Evolution

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5225296

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**Topics.** ai-and-agents, institutional-design, governance-design

**Keywords.** autonomous-evolution, governance-latency, protocol-upgrades, tendermint

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