#BTCvsETH
Feature Bitcoin (BTC) Ethereum (ETH)
Launch Year 2009 2015
Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Vitalik Buterin + team
Consensus PoW (only) PoS (since 2022)
Max Supply 21 million No fixed cap (deflationary trends)
Main Use Case Digital gold / currency Smart contracts, dApps
Development Speed Slow and cautious Fast and experimental
