How is Bitcoin different from Etherium?

[2beAmillionaire]

Another difference of bitcoin and ethereum is,bitcoin is proven and trusted by many people,unlike the ethereum,it is not yet proven and many people have a doubt to invest it.

[MAJICOIN]

The main difference is main currency and altcoin because bitcoin is more popular and valuable and the legally acceptance of bitcoin is everywhere and Ethereum is good for projects. But for us both are good to become successful in the crypto currency.

[FIREBALL24]

The difference is that the Ethereum platform is Turing-complete. Various new functionality can be developed with relative ease. This makes the blockchain Ethereum often also called programmable blockchain. While Bitcoin has only one function that aims to facilitate peer-to-peer transactions as a digital currency.

The difference between Ethereum and Bitcoin is the fact that bitcoin is nothing more than a currency,whereas Ethereum is a ledger technology that companies are using to build new programs.

[wozzek23]

I believe that each and every coin has its own philosophy and that's how it works. Bitcoin came up with the solution for the issue of high cost and time for the transaction. On the other hand, Ethereum came up with the innovative concept of smart contracts to deal with the digital agreements across the globe. It is definitely one step ahead when it comes to the transferring values along with some additional information and conditions.

They pretty much serve a totally different purpose in the market and they are both going to be doing well. Sure, a lot of attention is being drawn to Ethereum due to its smart contract usage and that has really given it a huge chance to grow over the years and a lot of support to grow for it. Nevertheless, bitcoin as a currency still stands and there is absolutely no way the first mover’s advantage will not still keep giving it an edge.

[Zachwolf]

bitcoin is the mother of cryptocurrency. The first time digital money is bitcoin, after that it is his followers. it is what distinguishes the bitcoin with eth and other alt coin. outline is equally cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin is the fundamentals of all coin in crypto currency world while ethereum is a kind of altcoins or subsidiary coins that has a low value than Bitcoin but it is mostly used altcoins.

[wireless1889]

Bitcoin is the father of all coins and it is the most sought and popular coins in cryptocurrency and until no coins can surpass it's price and when we say etherium it is a coin thats making it's way to become also popular as Bitcoin.

It's not just the rank or position in the market that keeps them different from each other. Although they are both based on decentralized blockchain system but unlike bitcoin, ethereum allows a pretty quick development and improvement for new applications. Decentralized Applications or DAPPS is made possible by the ethereum platform.

[Welhell]

There is a lot of difference between each other. Ethereum is more advanced than Bitcoin. So, the speed of transactions of ETH is speeder. The only reason why the price of Ethereum is cheap is that created late.

[btcrising]

Basic principle was the same but for real, ETH has made huge step forward while BTC hasn"t changed that much. Still the market rules makes BTC more valuable

[osmo]

the difference of bitcoin and ethereum is a lot, like total supplements of bitcoin 21 million while ethereum 100 million, in my opinion ethereum is a refinement of bitcoin, so ethereum is superior to bitcoin

[Alalex]

thank you..
for explaining what about bitcoin and etherium ..
we can learn a lot with you this can be an example to start business investment cripto money lovers as money trend nowadays.

now the world has a high ability in crypto money development, I think we should know more about crypto money.

[bitsticker]

i would think of several parameters from user stand point. Fees, speed, scalability, eth is a platform for altcoins, smart contracts

[fernando48]

Bitcoin is the main crypto currency. It is the entire infrastructure of the Etherium. On the ether, smaller coins are created

[@prashant]

both are of their kind,bitcoin started a revolutionary payment method and is the most popular cryptocurency whereas eth provided base for new project and startup to initiate their project by using blockchain power and also boosted ico .but if you go by technology wise eth is far superior than btc as it provide smart contract and dapps platform but still btc is the one who initiated craze of blockchain technology among st  people.

[t2yax]

First of all, they are in the cryptocurrency market. It looks like a two currency with different value. We know what are their difference, but for us traders, we only focus on their market value. We are not for the meaning of etherium, we are only focusing on its market value, for we have an extra income for own coins. We know bitcoin is very popular than etherium.

[trako]

The bitcoin is the first coin, and the etherum is a altcoin that emerged after the bitcoin. They may be blockchain-based, but their positions are very different. volumes, investors and exit goals are different.

[MiXxe]

Both of those coins have good points. At some factor, one is better than the other and somehow, they both share the same point. They have their distinct line of popularity.
For me nothing is needed to be chosen. What is important is that we both have investments to their so we can gain from both.

[napi]

briefly the difference in bitcoin and ethereum can be seen from the total supply of bitcoin and total supply ethereum and you can also see from the smart contract available from both platforms.

[taiwww]

Digital gold and Digital Petroleum looks very very dark age names. I think we should not be comparing them with such words as there meaning, work of nature, characters and appearance is all different than the normal forms. The only difference between them is nature of work, speed of transaction, limit of transactions and user base. This is what defines our BTC and ETH. They run with similar protocol on the blockchain but in real use case they both differ. One being used to transfer the money and second one is self sustaining platform for creating the different ICO smart contract. I think we dont need to compare them hypothetical as the use case is straight forward thing for both of them. 

[rainezerr401]

How is Bitcoin different from Etherium?

I have seen many questions on this matter around Bitcointalk, so I thought that this would be useful as a source. Hope you enjoy and don’t forget to say “thanks”.

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So let’s start off with the question “What are Bitcoin and Etherium?”. Well, they are cryptocurrencies, based on the blockchain. So what makes Bitcoin and Etherium so different, if they are based on the same system?

Bitcoin

Bitcoin is often defined as the “digital gold” and that is for a reason. It had been one of the first cryptocurrencies to appear and this makes it such a popular coin nowadays. It can be defined as the dollar of the blockchain, as it is only a payment method. It can not be described as an innovative and mind-blowing technology, although it is very useful itself, it is just your money, held in a digital form. Bitcoin can be used for multiple purposes, one of them is inviting in ICOs (Initial Coin Offering). Once you support an ICO, they give you their tokens, which can be compared to stocks, which grow with the company, although are dependent on the price of Bitcoin and the market in general. Some other purposes are investing and basic payments, which are getting more and more popular nowadays.

Etherium

Etherium, on the other hand, is defined as the “digital petroleum”. It had been launched at the beginning of the crypto market development, and many people see it overtaking Bitcoin in future due to it’s flexibility. Of course, it is priced lower than Bitcoin as it had entered the market way later, but that does not deny it’s usefulness when it comes to innovations. Shortly speaking, where Bitcoin is just a currency, Etherium is a platform for other applications to host and grow at. It is so “open-minded” as a platform, that you could build anything on it, starting from 3D printing to traveling network management. And that is the quality that allowed Etherium to enter the big market: it occupies a different area rather than Bitcoin, therefore serves for different purposes.

Conclusion

For me, as an investor, Etherium poses a bigger personal interest than Bitcoin, but it is pretty clear that at least for the next year bitcoin will be the leading currency in the crypto market. That is also because most of the people nowadays are familiar with Bitcoin, but have heard nothing of Etherium. But if you are looking for a long term investment, Etherium might be your solution.

They are both cryptocurrency in common but if you are planning to determine on what is the specific difference then that will be the growth and the potential of every coin that you should be looking in order for you to have the right choice.

[Btcallans]

The difference between Ethereum and Bitcoin is the fact that Bitcoin is nothing more than a currency, whereas Ethereum is a ledger technology that companies are using to build new programs. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum operate on what is called “blockchain” technology, however Ethereum’s is far more robust.