Bitcoin:

Digital gold

Store of value

Sending money across borders

Ethereum:

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens)

Gaming

DAOs (Decentralized Organizations)

Smart contracts

Bitcoin:

Think of Bitcoin as a calculator — it does one job well: secure value transfer.

Ethereum:

Ethereum is more like a smartphone — it lets developers build all kinds of apps on top of it (finance, games, NFTs, etc.).

Bitcoin (BTC):

Created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin was designed to be digital money — a decentralized alternative to cash. Its goal is to let people send money to each other without needing a bank.

Ethereum (ETH):

Launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin and others, Ethereum was built as more than just money. It’s like a global computer — a platform where apps and smart contracts (self-executing agreements) can run.