#BTCvsETH
Purpose Digital currency, store of value Smart contracts & decentralized applications
Launch Year 2009 2015
Consensus Proof of Work (PoW) Proof of Stake (PoS) since Ethereum 2.0
Supply Cap 21 million (fixed) No fixed cap
Block Time ~10 minutes ~12 seconds
Smart Contracts Not native (limited via Layer 2) Core feature
Main Use Case Digital gold, hedge against inflation DeFi, NFTs, dApps, DAOs
Network Speed Slower, more stable Faster, more flexible
Summary:
BTC is a secure, decentralized digital currency mainly used as a store of value (like digital gold).
ETH is a more flexible platform built for smart contracts and dApps, powering much of the Web3 ecosystem#ETHBreaks3700 #BTC $ETH