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ETH vs btc  ???

You're not really asking a question, but I'll assume you're looking for the pros and cons of each cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin:
Pros:
-First cryptocurrency to really take off
-Strong community
-High value
-Lots of hashing power and thus relative security
-Lots of services and accepted in a lot of places

Cons:
-Slightly long transaction time
-Blocks might be small

Ethereum:
Pros:
-Favors coders
-New and relatively highly valued
-Strong Dev base

Cons:
-Favors coders
-Not widely accepted
-More centralized than Bitcoin

There's probably more but I don't know what they are for right now.

why does it have to be either or, why can we not use both ???

What your problem?you can't compare btc with eth, eth is including alt coin. BTC is a mother of the coin can give a value to alt coin.
Are you serious to compare the main cryptocurrency and alt coins?

well, still curious about your thread, are you think ETH price will beat BTC?
if thats you mean, i think nope, ETH cant beat BTC price

BTC is still king. There's already so much investment built around BTC that it has very much a life of its own. Any fall in price is immediately supported and bought by the people waiting in the sidelines to hold long term. LONG TERM. It has become an asset that people are willing to store like gold.

BTC has a hard limit, therefore arguably built to be a strong store of value - digital gold etc
Ethereum's monetary policy not yet set in stone, inflationary as things stand, tbd
BTC probably will be the better asset to save in long-term, without taking anything away from the utility that E brings

Bitcoin all the way, BTC is pretty old right now while ETH is just new on the market.

Well, Ethereum is an altcoin, and could be said to be based off the idea of bitcoin. While bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency around, and so far definitely the safest and most adopted cryptocurrency around.

I believe that bitcoin is better than eth though, simply because eth is a likely pump and dump scheme.

You are kidding right ? It is well known that very few individuals in china make up 70%+ of the bitcoin hashrate and that will most likely increase to over 90% after the halving. Right now 90% of the bitcoin is traded in CNY, another hard proof https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/btc/analysis/USD
Every crypto out there is somewhat centralized, trying to perfectly decentralize something is impossible, especially mining since lower electricity= more miners/hashrate. Ethereum is far from being centralized, especially since chinese cannot farm it with the asics they build with 50$ and sell for 2000$+ like in the case of bitcoin, litecoin and many others.
P.S: 99.5% of LTC volume is permanently changing chinese hands, they're artificially trying to keep the prices up to atract more fools. Proof: 99.5% of LTC is traded in CNY currency https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/ltc/analysis/BTC , lol talk about centralization.

Other one is "the one true cryptocurrency" and the other one is a platform for distributed applications. So there is no "vs" between them!

Well Ethereum is a Platform after all, not a coin. I think nothing will get the throne from Bitcoin soon, but there for sure will be other coins/platforms that will go hand to hand with it. We will see how ETH will do in the near future - it's still new and has potential, but I can't compare it to Bitcoin...

I don't know the numbers (does anyone? ), but I'd say bitcoin's community is ENORMOUS compared to ethereum's.  That in and of itself is all the comparison you need.  I'm not sure exactly what eth is going to turn out to be in the crypto space, but right now bitcoin is where it's at.   It's like comparing btc to ltc or doge or waves. 

Could change and probably will.  I just don't have the stomach for putting any significant money into altcoins for the long term.

You are so right, but from mine point of view we should NEVER FORGET eth is PREMINED 72M from Vitalik ass! also some big problem from my point is centralization due huge primene on top of that ethereum is waiting few hard forks to some future concept upgrade to POS and we know nothing of it security and usability

eth movement and quality on the market right now is so incredible. there is some chance that speculated that eth can beat bitcoin. however I still believe bitcoin will still be the best because bitcoin is the origin of the digital coin.

Eth has potential to beat bitcoin in the near future if bitcoin will be hold or stop at proce rising.Eth is just like bitcoin when it started.Eth can be a candidate to beat bitcoin in the market as well as ltc because both of them are good coins and good devs like what bitcoin have.Eth is continous rising from tine to time,but as of now bitcoin is still over eth but in the near future eth may be at the same line whete bitcoin is

ETH will be one of the coins where ppl might store their profits from upcoming bitcoin rise. In short, first btc will rise high, then when it(if) it reaches bubble
stage, money will go into alts instead of fiat. imho ofc.

They are not against each other, no need for comparison since both of them will definitely succeed in the long run.

I haven't explore Ethereum yet but I like your comparison it seems transparent enough although not complete,Ethereum is still a work of progress and a lot of great are to come on this crypto currency so in short period of time we will see more pros and lessen cons than Bitcoin..

Thanks for showing us cryptocompare.com! Very good resource indeed!

In my opinion, they are not suitable to compare. I think this two are the best ones of the cryptocurrency world, but they are really different from each other.

Bitcoin is a better choice because Ethereum is mainly focusing on smart contracts while Bitcoin is doing real payments.

I think you should invest in both of them as both of the cryptocurrencies have enormous potential to grow. Bitcoin, without any doubt is the most popular crypto is the most stable crypto available in the market. Ethereum on the other hand is the master of all smart contracts has one of the strongest development teams makes it a crypto worth investing. Investing in both of thems can help you earn high returns.

That's not a very good comparision to make. It's unfair for any altcoin to be compared with bitcoin. Bitcoin will always be superior to any alt coin. Ethereum on the otherway is very precious. For me it's the best alt coin in very aspect. These are both good and safe investments if you are looking for steady and safe kind of investment.

Ethereum  is the improved version of btc in my opinion , but with a much smaller market cap and a very different behavior of miners toward this coin .
Ethereum is maybe the only coin that can challenge btc because it got lots of improvements in terms of blocks and code , hasn't been invested in as much as bitcoin which made it's price growth very slower .If i were to mine i'd definitely go for Ethereum because i'm certain that it's price will increase a lot in the few coming years since people will be preferring it's features on any other alt .

The good thing about Ethereum is that for the last time it was very stable. It seems like people are not expecting x2-4 ETH pump anymore and now it is clother to its real value based on the value of ICOs. BTC is still my choice but the fact that ico eth won't be so overpriced is definetely good.

BTC
2013 BTC Price Per Coin 117 Dollor
2017 BTC Price Per Coin 8000+ Dollor
And
Market Cap Bitcoin
$135,570,106,212
16,693,400 BTC

Ethereum
2013 ETH Price Per Coin 2.83 Dollor
2017 ETH Price Per Coin 350+ Dollor
And
Market Cap Ethereum
$34,938,105,067
4,307,884 BTC

BTC is strong.

Ethereum offers smart contracts but it's not like it can't do 'real payments'. Thus, it is rather an advantage of it rather than disadvantage. A big problem with eth (even though I think it nevertheless is a step forward after bitcoin) is that it has problems with code's safety. Somehow most of bugs and money losses due to hacks occur with ethereum. This has to be changed, of course. Nevertheless, I think bitcoin will always be the choice #1. Not because it is better than eth but 'cause people tend to choose the most popular so far. There are much more opportunities with btc than eth and lots of people ignore all other coins.

I strongly disagree with you. Ethereum is not the better version of bitcoin. Ethereum is totally different than bitcoin and it has much better features compared to bitcoin's current old structure.

Please learn how to differentiate them from each other first.

Ethereum and bitcoin are completely different and offer different things, in terms of an investment I would always hold both as they are the two superpowers of cryptocurrencies, do not be surprised if this time next year we are talking of 20k+ BTC and 1k+ ETH.

Different prices, different risks, different technologies.
In my opinion you should be aware of what BTC and ETH are instead, BTC isn't working as ETH with smart contracts, and the way
they'r mined is totally  different. I'd rather to invest on ETH because is really new coin (no so expensive no make an investment)
and is working with these smart contracts which are doing really good besides of the incoming future.

You have already explained the advantages or disadvantages of both types of coin between bitcoin and ethereum. but if I may explain more about bitcoin and ethereum then I would say that until ethereum can not match the price of bitcoin far beyond ethereum and other types of coins, it would not have been possible because ethereum was just altcoin as well another type of coin while bitcoin is an icon where the first time the formation of a virtual currency type. so in my opinion ethereum will remain the second most popular coin and the first is still going to be held by bitcoin. and its value will continue to increase as many investors who want to invest in bitcoin.

There are several different with Bitcoin and Ethereum. One of that is In Ethereum the block time is set to 14 to 15 seconds compared to Bitcoins 10 minutes. This allows for faster transaction times for Ethereum, and Ethereum does this by using the Ghost protocol, but even so Bitcoin is still more popular than Ethereum.

It is impossible to defeat the ethereum BTC. There is a difference in number of coins of almost 8 times. Need it in 8 times more money to pump into ether to avoid bitcoin. Don't think that's possible. Bitcoin is a symbol of the cryptocurrency market. People who do not understand bitcoin as well just invest in BITCOIN. and make good on this

Would like to understand your actual question here first?
I suppose, just like most of us you are looking for an investment opportunity and must be asking which coin has more potential over a short/medium or long term goal. ;D

If you are chasing the last couple of weeks, $BTC the big daddy is over everyone, however, I would suggest to stay in both, cause if $ETH goes in $BTC value, you increase both your $BTC as well as FIAT values simultaneously..

Cheers!!

ETH vs BTC?
very interesting to discuss with coffee treats.
in the world of cryptocurrency ETH and BTC has now become one of the coins that have a good price and also has a lot of devotees. but if in a power struggle I think BTC will still be a winner in the fight against ETH. because the ETH is below BTC.

To me, I can not choose which one is best. Sometime they looks like complement each other. They're both really gain high interest among crypto users.

The more comparison between ETH & BTC is that ETH is the base of ERC20 that also supports most of altcoins. ETH has real business.

You have made good comparison between ETH & BTC.  In addition that ETH has real business as source of earning. BTC has no real business.

Comparing is not problem i think. Just opinion.
If btc is the mother of coin so what is btc? Is it not altcoin too? What is really meaning of altcoin amd btc?
If we compare btc and etherium, so we can know bitcoin is always superior. So maybe better compare etherium with other but not bitcoin.

Bitcoin still the Best coin.
because of its value.
Ethereum for being a well
stable coin for a long term investment

Ethereum will beat bitcoin one day, believe me. It is undervalued a lot.

I believe it might happen in the next 2 years if the guys will constantly work and add more and more devs in community

I recommend buying Ether

impossible if eth can beat bitcoin because bitcoin is mother for altcoin, in view of the price bitcoin is still stable above all altcoin while eth is unstable.

I don't think eth will ever reach the price of btc..

Hahaha are you kidding me about comparing bitcoin with ethereum? BTC is a mother of the coin can give a value to alt coin.
Are you serious to compare the main cryptocurrency and alt coins?

i think Ethereum is probably a better than Bitcoin. Though very young and still volatile, it has two significant assets. The first is that its inventor, Vitalik Buterin, is a real person. He appears and comments regularly, he wrote the code, and he is active in Ether’s ongoing development. Like Bill Gates or Elon Musk, he is the face and the brain behind the product. He speaks with authority about its development, including its flaws, and is accountable, both as architect and figurehead.
try to see Bitcoin, Bitcoin is still a mystery. There is no one at the helm. No one has been proven to be Satoshi Nakamoto, and those who form the cabal that governs its development are diverse, and not always in agreement. Bitcoin may still be too virtual and precocious for many long-term investors.

Bitcoin is good but not important for me.for me many Eth need.because eth is better.

Bitcoin is the most potential coin even if you said not important for you. Bitcoin gives more earnings than ethereum though ethereum is one of the coin worth investing also. Look at the price of bitcoin now it is very expensive so I will hold my bitcoin still.

Between ETH and BTC? I will choose the latter for sure because being the top coin of crypto world, stable, resilient against ups and downs, and being dominant is a breakthrough feat of a digital currency. As for ETH, we can't deny its significance and role as most of the ICOs token run on ETH platform that gives ETH the edge against its fellow altcoins in the race to greatness of cryptoworld.
But still, the latter weighs more than the former, IMO.