In 5 Years, One of These Cryptocurrencies Could Be Worth More Than Bitcoin

Key Points Bitcoin needs to become quantum secure within the next five years. Zcash and Ethereum will likely beat it to the punch on that front. If there's a credible quantum computing threat, it could thus drive those coins to surpass Bitcoin. 10 stocks we like better than Zcash › Under the right combination of circumstances, Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) could be worth more than Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) by late 2031, as could Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) . As of Sept. 25, Bitcoin's market cap is $1.7 trillion, whereas Ethereum's is $329 billion and Zcash's is $26.5 billion.