Both are mainstream public blockchains, but what exactly is the difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum?
Vitalik Buterin wrote the Ethereum white paper in 2013, and the mainnet launched in July 2015. Its goal is to provide a platform that can run general-purpose smart contracts.
Here’s the key point: you need to keep some ETH on hand to pay gas fees when using Ethereum; transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain are paid in BTC.
$BTC and $ETH are the native coins of Bitcoin and Ethereum, respectively, and they have different design goals. Current price: 78482.02.
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