#BTCvsETH
BTC vs ETH: A Clear Comparison (2025 Edition)
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, but they serve very different purposes. Here’s a side-by-side breakdown to help you understand their core differences and current status:
🔹 1. Purpose
Bitcoin (BTC):
Created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, it's primarily a decentralized digital currency — a "store of value" often called digital gold.
Ethereum (ETH):
Launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin and others, it’s a decentralized platform for smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps).
🔹 2. Technology
Consensus Proof of Work (PoW) Proof of Stake (PoS – since The Merge in 2022)
Block Time ~10 minutes ~12 seconds
Programming Limited scripting Turing-complete (Solidity)
🔹 3. Supply
BTC:
Fixed supply of 21 million coins. Currently over 19.7 million mined.
ETH:
No fixed cap, but post-Merge ETH is deflationary due to EIP-1559 burn mechanism.
🔹 4. Use Cases
BTC:
Store of value
Medium of exchange (less so now)
Inflation hedge
ETH:
Powering DeFi (Decentralized Finance)
NFTs
