$BTC

When people talk about a BTC pair, they’re referring to a trading pair on an exchange that involves Bitcoin (BTC) and another cryptocurrency or asset.

What is a BTC Pair?

A BTC trading pair allows you to trade Bitcoin against another coin. For example:

ETH/BTC: Trading Ethereum against Bitcoin

BNB/BTC: Trading Binance Coin against Bitcoin

SOL/BTC: Trading Solana against Bitcoin

In these pairs, BTC is the quote currency, and the other is the base currency. So, if ETH/BTC = 0.05, it means 1 ETH is worth 0.05 BTC.

Why Use BTC Pairs?

BTC is a major crypto reserve, like the USD in forex.

Some altcoins are only available to trade with BTC, not USD or stablecoins.

Traders use BTC pairs to measure an altcoin’s strength relative to Bitcoin.

Key Insight:

If you're trading in BTC pairs, you're betting that your altcoin will outperform Bitcoin — not just gain value in USD.

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