Topic: Now we know the Boss [Bitcoin vs Ethereum] (Read 397 times)
I am actually surprised to know that some people actually compared bitcoin to Ethereum. Those who made this comparisons must definitely be newbies who know nothing about Bitcoin's network and that of Ethereum too. These two though both cryptocurrencies are different in so many ways. Apart from the fact that Bitcoin enjoys the "first mover" advantage, bitcoin is considered more a currency and a store of value than Ethereum. Ethereum has it's own advantages too but these two belong to their different worlds which makes comparing them unnecessary. Those who made the mistake of thinking Ethereum is or would be better than Bitcoin must have learnt their lessons now.
Bitcoin is the OG cryptocurrency. The entire concept of cryptocurrency was born with Bitcoin. ETH came much later. Also ETH is famous today because it brought the smart contracting facility into the crypto market. So these two are the bosses of two different segments. I hate to compare Bitcoin with ETH.
Later ETH quickly became a breeding ground of millions of worthless shitcoins which later carry forwarded by Some other coins.
From the pricing perspective, there will always be a difference. Same goes from the perspective of utility.
Later ETH quickly became a breeding ground of millions of worthless shitcoins which later carry forwarded by Some other coins.
From the pricing perspective, there will always be a difference. Same goes from the perspective of utility.
It is big regret for anyone who sold bitcoin to buy Ethereum in 2017. If they hold their bitcoin in 8 years, they have same bitcoin numbers and value of their portfolio increases a lot. If they sold their bitcoin, bought Ethereum, their equivalent bitcoin number now is /7. I can not see any worse nightmare for investors like this case.
Ethereum kills their investors who mostly began with Bitcoin but later were convinced by Ethereum to join this project through selling bitcoins.
Sadly that's what a lot of users do, specially newcomers. They are told about bitcoin and they start with it, but then they are bombarded with countless altcoin advertisements telling them about "flippening" and how their shitcoin is better. So these newbies swap their valuable bitcoins for that shitcoin and end up losing money if they bag hold it.Ethereum kills their investors who mostly began with Bitcoin but later were convinced by Ethereum to join this project through selling bitcoins.
Generally speaking altcoins are fantastic for short term profit making because they can experience "short bursts of pumps"! But when people end up not selling, and hope their bags appreciate more, that is when they start watching their capital melt away...
Even using bitcoin and ethereum in the same sentence is wrong because they have nothing in common, they are not even in the same category.
Bitcoin is a decentralized payment system with a limited supply and an immutable blockchain and a solid protocol that is secure.
Ethereum is a centralized token creation platform with an unlimited supply and a mutable blockchain and a protocol filled with security flaws that can and have been exploited.
Many big differences between Bitcoin and Ethereum and the most shameful even in history of Ethereum is The DAO hack, after that Vitalik team reverted Ethereum blockchain to got stolen bitcoin back. Shame and uncomparable to Bitcoin blockchain that is irreversible.Bitcoin is a decentralized payment system with a limited supply and an immutable blockchain and a solid protocol that is secure.
Ethereum is a centralized token creation platform with an unlimited supply and a mutable blockchain and a protocol filled with security flaws that can and have been exploited.
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As for the price, ETH has been consistently dumping in the past 7 years (since the ATH at the end of 2017) against BTC; that is dumping from 0.15 down to 0.02. So it is wrong to look at its dollar price because part of the reason why it has gone up a little in the same period is because bitcoin price went up!
It is big regret for anyone who sold bitcoin to buy Ethereum in 2017. If they hold their bitcoin in 8 years, they have same bitcoin numbers and value of their portfolio increases a lot. If they sold their bitcoin, bought Ethereum, their equivalent bitcoin number now is /7. I can not see any worse nightmare for investors like this case.Ethereum kills their investors who mostly began with Bitcoin but later were convinced by Ethereum to join this project through selling bitcoins.
Foundation matters, Bitcoin has it most-solid, it created the idea, without Bitcoin, no cryptocurrency. Who dares belittle Bitcoin with Ethereum again? Only a fool, 2025 is not 2021. In 2021, also before then, you would hear it loud that Ethereum will beat Bitcoin one day, yes in their dreams. 
Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024 to reached $73,850, recorded a new height in 11/2024 [$108k], finally the current ATH≈$110k.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025. 
Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024 to reached $73,850, recorded a new height in 11/2024 [$108k], finally the current ATH≈$110k.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025. Now I can say I’ve seen a user with a truly newbie thread. From the subject of the thread, it already has the stink of a newbie written all over it and I wasn’t mistaken.
Anyway, you don’t put Bitcoin into any form of comparison with any other coin out there. It’s the one reason why it’s a stand alone currency, while other coins fits into the context of altcoin and tokens, Bitcoin reserves its spot and directs the market movement through all seasons.
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There's no point in comprising of Bitcoin and Ethereum because they were never at the same level, nor were they created for the same purpose.
Bitcoin was created as an alternative to the issue that has to do with fiat and hedge against inflation while Ethereum was created to be the platform where shitcoin reproduces shitcoin.
People just need to wake up to this fact and make sure they prioritize holding their Bitcoin in self-custodial wallet because the organization like BlackRock are going to play a huge game in the future (of which they have already started it from the moment Binance.us as legal issue.)
Bitcoin was created as an alternative to the issue that has to do with fiat and hedge against inflation while Ethereum was created to be the platform where shitcoin reproduces shitcoin.
People just need to wake up to this fact and make sure they prioritize holding their Bitcoin in self-custodial wallet because the organization like BlackRock are going to play a huge game in the future (of which they have already started it from the moment Binance.us as legal issue.)
Bitcoin is the prominent coin, ethereum is an alternative coin, and they shouldn't be compared first and foremost. Bitcoin is decentralized, while ethereum is a centralized one, and any centralized coin will never be prominent and valuable as a decentralized one like bitcoin. Hope you get my point. Bitcoin is the lifeblood of the whole crypto market, ethereum isn't and will never be.
Bitcoin dominates the whole crypto market, so it's clear as a crystal ball that bitcoin is the real boss, not ethereum or any other altcoin. Without bitcoin, I don't think if the crypto market will still be popular as it is today. However, ethereum lead the altcoin market, but bitcoin is the foundation of the whole crypto market. Ethereum only follows the path of bitcoin.
To be fair, with how ETH reached its peak thanks to ERC20 ecosystem and all the tokens and games and NFT's and whatever else, it did look for a moment that flip would eventually happen. I agree with OP on this, looks like we are not talking about anything that great anymore and probably won't be doing that well.
I understand things may look a little different at the moment but this isn't really that complicated if you ask me, it is definitely a huge issue without a doubt. ETH may not be the one, but we do need some coin to do good enough that Bitcoin can't get lazy, I am not saying bitcoin devs need to improve all the time, but because there is no competition, there is no fee change neither, lighting network is just a myth at this point.
I understand things may look a little different at the moment but this isn't really that complicated if you ask me, it is definitely a huge issue without a doubt. ETH may not be the one, but we do need some coin to do good enough that Bitcoin can't get lazy, I am not saying bitcoin devs need to improve all the time, but because there is no competition, there is no fee change neither, lighting network is just a myth at this point.
Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
ethereum attained its best peg of BTC:ETH of 1:12 in may 2021.. and since then has been sliding down to over 1:35
ethereum is losing and will continue as its underlying cost of minting coin has dropped from near $1k to just $50, meaning its $4.8k ATH was a 5x of underlying value(somewhat inflated).. and now at $2.6k price its sitting at a 50x of underlying value(hyper inflated). so has a long way to fall
bitcoin however is holding strong and not inflated. its sitting at just 1.5x of underlying value. meaning btc has less chance of massive crash but alot of potential to rise
I think that even Vitalik did not sincerely believe in the possibility that Ethereum could surpass Bitcoin in any segment.
These kinds of stories come from Ethereum holders who missed the moment to sell high, so it's a kind of comforting way of looking at things and justifying why they entered a long-term hold.
These kinds of stories come from Ethereum holders who missed the moment to sell high, so it's a kind of comforting way of looking at things and justifying why they entered a long-term hold.
From everything I've read over the years, I've gained a completely opposite opinion - because he just wanted to do something that will surpass BTC, which according to him is very limited in the sense that it doesn't support everything that supports his project. When you look at all these "innovations", there is no question that they were very useful to some, but it seems to me that there are so many scams in this field that it is difficult to count them.
Not so long ago, we saw what it means when someone abuses BTC with all these ordinal nonsense or whatever they're not called - and when it comes to ETH it's hard to count all the nonsense that took real wealth out of millions of people's wallets, and only allowed a few to get rich.
I don't know if you remember that a few years ago VB made a statement that he planned to retreat into the shadows like Satoshi, but the call of billions was clearly stronger than that. That's something he will never be able to achieve - because Satoshi did something for all people and left himself out of it.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy. The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025.
Comparing Bitcoin with Ethereum is like comparing apples and oranges. Both are on different pedestals. Bitcoin always tops ETH. There's a reason this industry is classified as Bitcoin and altcoins. However, I've my reservation about who's lazy. That expression doesn't accurately balance what's on ground but let's leave that argument for another time. The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025. I can’t remember a time when Bitcoin was truly outperformed by altcoins. And even if it happens temporarily, Bitcoin will always remain the boss or actually, not even the boss, but the king, since that title sounds more respectful.
That happened in 2021 with Yearn Finance (YFI) which achieved its ATH of $90,700+ in 2021, at a time when Bitcoin hadn't even got to $70,000. Ethereum isn't even a worthy opponent against Bitcoin.
l know that bitcoin is the best coin ever. Bitcoin is the guardian of all coins. Bitcoin cannot be Compared to other coins. 
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What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy. The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025. Nothing personal though, but this is one problem I think most people including myself keeps pointing to, aside the high tx fee and scalability issues.
Like, I don't understand why it keeps struggling, even during bullish times when the supposed altcoin market are doing well. Of course, it does well, but not well as the supposed first alt should do IMO. If we are to have another bullish movement, Bitcoin is going to outclass, and might even break a new ATH, because that's the surprise we've been getting lately. While ETH on the other would as well show some bullish signs, but those bullish signs won't even look interesting. I wonder what the ETH community anticipate for, in terms of new price discovery.
The debate at this very point is pointless. If they are actually making this comparison based on smart contracts, then we might want to ask how come the Binance smart chain managed to offer both good price (to some extent in their alt level), and smart contracts as well. We should probably be comparing alts with alts, and not the other way around.
Was that ever in question? BTC was the first, and everything else is an attempt to do something better, but no one succeeded for a simple reason - everyone worked for themselves and their own profit - the same is the case with ETH and its creator who got rich because part of the token was premined, and to this day (as far as I know) no max supply has been set.
I think that even Vitalik did not sincerely believe in the possibility that Ethereum could surpass Bitcoin in any segment.These kinds of stories come from Ethereum holders who missed the moment to sell high, so it's a kind of comforting way of looking at things and justifying why they entered a long-term hold.
Foundation matters, Bitcoin has it most-solid, it created the idea, without Bitcoin, no cryptocurrency. Who dares belittle Bitcoin with Ethereum again? Only a fool, 2025 is not 2021. In 2021, also before then, you would hear it loud that Ethereum will beat Bitcoin one day, yes in their dreams.
There is not going to be any altcoins that will outshine Bitcoin in market capitalization and stay there for long. Other coins can be the most traded for sometime because of their hype but they can not outshine Bitcoin. There are some memecoins that can increase very well and give big profits but they are all for short term as they will not last too long in the market. Ethereum has tried its best and has been the second coin in market capitalization for a long time but very soon other coins might pass Ethereum because it has not been making the investors very happy. But for Bitcoin, it has always kept its Investors happy because we get a new highest price every four years and this has not stopped since Bitcoin was created back in 2009.
I can’t remember a time when Bitcoin was truly outperformed by altcoins. And even if it happens temporarily, Bitcoin will always remain the boss or actually, not even the boss, but the king, since that title sounds more respectful.
If you’re judging its performance based on past years, don’t cherry-pick specific timeframes. Look at the bigger picture, from the very beginning until now, and you’ll see that Bitcoin has dominated them all.
If you’re judging its performance based on past years, don’t cherry-pick specific timeframes. Look at the bigger picture, from the very beginning until now, and you’ll see that Bitcoin has dominated them all.
Was that ever in question? BTC was the first, and everything else is an attempt to do something better, but no one succeeded for a simple reason - everyone worked for themselves and their own profit - the same is the case with ETH and its creator who got rich because part of the token was premined, and to this day (as far as I know) no max supply has been set.
However, if you look only from the perspective of investment and profit - at the beginning of 2016 or 2017 1 ETH was worth about $7, and a few years later it reached almost $5000. People made a lot of money even with relatively little investment, and miners made money too, until the boss decided to shoot himself in both knees and replace PoS with PoW.
That is certainly one of the reasons why trust in that project has been lost - because someone wrote that ETH can be controlled literally from a basement with a couple of computers.
However, if you look only from the perspective of investment and profit - at the beginning of 2016 or 2017 1 ETH was worth about $7, and a few years later it reached almost $5000. People made a lot of money even with relatively little investment, and miners made money too, until the boss decided to shoot himself in both knees and replace PoS with PoW.
That is certainly one of the reasons why trust in that project has been lost - because someone wrote that ETH can be controlled literally from a basement with a couple of computers.
Foundation matters, Bitcoin has it most-solid, it created the idea, without Bitcoin, no cryptocurrency. Who dares belittle Bitcoin with Ethereum again? Only a fool, 2025 is not 2021. In 2021, also before then, you would hear it loud that Ethereum will beat Bitcoin one day, yes in their dreams.
Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024 to reached $73,850, recorded a new height in 11/2024 [$108k], finally the current ATH≈$110k.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy. The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025.
Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024 to reached $73,850, recorded a new height in 11/2024 [$108k], finally the current ATH≈$110k.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025. That's why in this bull run cycle, we have said that it could be the first time that we have seen Bitcoin and altcoin market decoupling because of what you describe. There's no altcoin season yet and when you visited their board, everyone is asking about when it's going to happen. But the money is still in the Bitcoin market, and even if we see Bitcoin going down, investors sold and hedge their money on stable coins and not on altcoins.
But we shouldn't rubbed it in to the altcoin investors here, LOL, they could still be thinking that they would still have their own version of the bull run. But it's really hard to see how it will go on their way when Bitcoin is having a good run and it's expecting that we might touch based prices around $150,00-$180,000.
Now you know the Boss Not we.
Price isn't even the proof
The moment they went full POS, they lost the right to be used in the same context with Bitcoin.
Ethereum has too many alternative
So it's marketcap is shared among other altcoins.
I do pity those that are doing HODL for shitcoins including Ethereum.
Price isn't even the proof
The moment they went full POS, they lost the right to be used in the same context with Bitcoin.
Ethereum has too many alternative
So it's marketcap is shared among other altcoins.
I do pity those that are doing HODL for shitcoins including Ethereum.
Some people misled people that ethereum one day will increase above bitcoin in marketcap. But they forgot that there are ethereum competitors. As usual, people will leave the old altcoins and move to new altcoins. That is what that happened to ethereum. Ethereum still tried as it did not get really dumped but it is not a store of value just like the other coins.
Ethereum is controlled by a community of developers, it's not a decentralised platform like Bitcoin. So there can't be one-on-one comparison between these two platforms. Ethereum may be scalable but Bitcoin has no match in security and decentralisation.
Moreover there is overwhelming supply of Ethereum coins in the market i.e around 120 million Ethereum coins are in circulation. Ethereum shifted to PoS in Sep 2022 and since then 1,947,607.01 Ethereums have been burned while 1,947,757.18 new Ethereums have been added to circulation. So there is net increase of 150 Ethereums in the marekt while PoS was adopted to decrease the supply of Ethereum coins. With so many coins in the market, its still a blessing for Ethereum that it has a price over 2500$..
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/02-05-2025-ethereum-supply-surpasses-pre-merge-levels-19889163958794
There has never been any rivalry or competition between bitcoin and Ethereum because there is no bases of comparison. Bitcoin is the pioneer cryptocurrency occupying over 50% of the market dominance. Bitcoin have no comparison with Ethereum because even as governments are discussion keeping Bitcoin reserve, no one is discussing such for Ethereum which means they know the significant of Bitcoin and it is the most reliable cryptocurrency. Finally, there is the possibility of Ethereum dumping completely whereas there is no such possibility with Bitcoin.
Even using bitcoin and ethereum in the same sentence is wrong because they have nothing in common, they are not even in the same category.
Bitcoin is a decentralized payment system with a limited supply and an immutable blockchain and a solid protocol that is secure.
Ethereum is a centralized token creation platform with an unlimited supply and a mutable blockchain and a protocol filled with security flaws that can and have been exploited.
As for the price, ETH has been consistently dumping in the past 7 years (since the ATH at the end of 2017) against BTC; that is dumping from 0.15 down to 0.02. So it is wrong to look at its dollar price because part of the reason why it has gone up a little in the same period is because bitcoin price went up!
Bitcoin is a decentralized payment system with a limited supply and an immutable blockchain and a solid protocol that is secure.
Ethereum is a centralized token creation platform with an unlimited supply and a mutable blockchain and a protocol filled with security flaws that can and have been exploited.
As for the price, ETH has been consistently dumping in the past 7 years (since the ATH at the end of 2017) against BTC; that is dumping from 0.15 down to 0.02. So it is wrong to look at its dollar price because part of the reason why it has gone up a little in the same period is because bitcoin price went up!
Foundation matters, Bitcoin has it most-solid, it created the idea, without Bitcoin, no cryptocurrency. Who dares belittle Bitcoin with Ethereum again? Only a fool, 2025 is not 2021. In 2021, also before then, you would hear it loud that Ethereum will beat Bitcoin one day, yes in their dreams.
Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024 to reached $73,850, recorded a new height in 11/2024 [$108k], finally the current ATH≈$110k.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy. The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025.
ethereum depends on its technology to get big but smart contract blockchain keep appearing, meanwhile bitcoin is just bitcoin and people buy bitcoin because it's the first crypto ever making it legitimate in the eyes of investor even government that right now plan about strategic bitcoin reserve is coming up.Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024 to reached $73,850, recorded a new height in 11/2024 [$108k], finally the current ATH≈$110k.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025. I always expect altcoin like ethereum to not be able to keep up, because technology grow, eventually altcoin will get replaced by newer one, but bitcoin is like gold.
just see in the future maybe the next cycle you'd find crypto market cap rank getting dominated by a coin you would never heard of before.
You're talking about 2021 Ethereum being loud? You should have been around in 2016/17, socials were awash with talk of the Flippening.
It is only purely speculation and expectation on a flippening in market cap. 1 Ethereum has never had chance to flip 1 Bitcoin in price, and this fact means for investors.If you use $10,000 to invest in bitcoin, and $10,000 to invest in Ethereum, with past years so far, Bitcoin makes you richer than Ethereum.
Saying one coin is better than another based on market cap is very inaccurate.
Bitcoin vs. Altcoins – projected Marketcap
Ethereum is just another alt-coin and nothing else. Only Bitcoin is the king of the market and the one that's free from any competitors.
It's supported by the community and its developer has left the scene so community can run it and enjoy using it, while Ethereum's co-creator Vitalik Buterin is someone who's supporting it and it's not in anyway community driven project.
No one controls Bitcoin and anyone who holds Bitcoin is the one who's controlling the Bitcoin that he/she is holding and that makes Bitcoin many times better and superior than that Ethereum.
Yeah buddy that's just it, comparing Ethereum and Bitcoin is like comparing a gaint with a little boy and it's no David and Goliath Bible tale it's the real deal and Bitcoin would always be superior, it would have Ethereum many years more then even 10 or there about to get to the point where Bitcoin has gotten to Ethereum is just so lazy and is yet to reach $5k but them Bitcoin has gone way beyond that for years now.It's supported by the community and its developer has left the scene so community can run it and enjoy using it, while Ethereum's co-creator Vitalik Buterin is someone who's supporting it and it's not in anyway community driven project.
No one controls Bitcoin and anyone who holds Bitcoin is the one who's controlling the Bitcoin that he/she is holding and that makes Bitcoin many times better and superior than that Ethereum.
However, most of these other Cryptocurrencies depends on Bitcoin for their prices to increase including Ethereum as well, do you noticed how every other coins kept dipping when Bitcoin was undergoing correction days ago, that's to say it's superior and they depend on it. It's superior to all Cryptocurrencies and second to none.
Ethereum is just another alt-coin and nothing else. Only Bitcoin is the king of the market and the one that's free from any competitors.
It's supported by the community and its developer has left the scene so community can run it and enjoy using it, while Ethereum's co-creator Vitalik Buterin is someone who's supporting it and it's not in anyway community driven project.
No one controls Bitcoin and anyone who holds Bitcoin is the one who's controlling the Bitcoin that he/she is holding and that makes Bitcoin many times better and superior than that Ethereum.
It's supported by the community and its developer has left the scene so community can run it and enjoy using it, while Ethereum's co-creator Vitalik Buterin is someone who's supporting it and it's not in anyway community driven project.
No one controls Bitcoin and anyone who holds Bitcoin is the one who's controlling the Bitcoin that he/she is holding and that makes Bitcoin many times better and superior than that Ethereum.
The debate between Bitcoin and Ethereum is a distraction—one that stems from misunderstanding what Bitcoin is and what Ethereum is trying to be.
Bitcoin is not just another cryptocurrency. It is the monetary revolution.
• It is the first truly decentralized digital asset.
• It has no central authority, no founder making changes, no company backing it.
• It is the most secure, immutable, and censorship-resistant ledger ever created.
Ethereum, on the other hand, is an evolving experiment—a powerful one, but an experiment nonetheless. It changes frequently, with upgrades dictated by a small group of developers. A decentralized system does not require governance; Ethereum does.
Psychology of Adoption: Bitcoin vs Ethereum
Bitcoin’s psychological power lies in its simplicity and its rules set in stone. People trust it because they know it will not change, inflate, or be controlled. Ethereum’s adaptability makes it innovative, but also unstable in the long run. If money requires trust, Bitcoin wins by default.
Many still believe that Ethereum can surpass Bitcoin because it has more functionality. This is a flawed perspective.
• Gold did not lose value because new materials were discovered.
• The internet did not become obsolete when Web2 applications were built.
• Bitcoin does not lose its role just because smart contracts exist.
Bitcoin is Not Competing—It Already Won
The question is not whether Bitcoin will survive—it already has.
The question is whether Ethereum or any other blockchain will survive the next decade.
If you understand Bitcoin, you don’t need to ask which is superior.
If you don’t understand Bitcoin, you will always chase the next big thing—until you return to Bitcoin.
Ocoshy
Bitcoin is not just another cryptocurrency. It is the monetary revolution.
• It is the first truly decentralized digital asset.
• It has no central authority, no founder making changes, no company backing it.
• It is the most secure, immutable, and censorship-resistant ledger ever created.
Ethereum, on the other hand, is an evolving experiment—a powerful one, but an experiment nonetheless. It changes frequently, with upgrades dictated by a small group of developers. A decentralized system does not require governance; Ethereum does.
Psychology of Adoption: Bitcoin vs Ethereum
Bitcoin’s psychological power lies in its simplicity and its rules set in stone. People trust it because they know it will not change, inflate, or be controlled. Ethereum’s adaptability makes it innovative, but also unstable in the long run. If money requires trust, Bitcoin wins by default.
Many still believe that Ethereum can surpass Bitcoin because it has more functionality. This is a flawed perspective.
• Gold did not lose value because new materials were discovered.
• The internet did not become obsolete when Web2 applications were built.
• Bitcoin does not lose its role just because smart contracts exist.
Bitcoin is Not Competing—It Already Won
The question is not whether Bitcoin will survive—it already has.
The question is whether Ethereum or any other blockchain will survive the next decade.
If you understand Bitcoin, you don’t need to ask which is superior.
If you don’t understand Bitcoin, you will always chase the next big thing—until you return to Bitcoin.
Ocoshy
The gap too big for you to compare the two. Since when I came here till now I have not seen such comparison. All the altcoins follow the movement of bitcoin and they are not even planning to overtake bitcoin. Bitcoin has created the store of value and those who has invested in 2022 which was the time I came fully in the forum have made good profit in Bitcoin investment and those who invested in Ethereum as of that time till now have not made good profit. And because of that many people have Ethereum for bitcoin. And I don't see Ethereum as a good crypto to invest because it looks a stable coin.
Foundation matters, Bitcoin has it most-solid, it created the idea, without Bitcoin, no cryptocurrency.
If you're talking about foundation, be let known that there had been lot of digital currencies intended to build using the cryptograph but failed to achieve valuable potentials that'd attract massive adoptions which majorly the DigiCash was a closed approach to get it dream achievable but due to it correspondence of the central authority to validate it transactions, it was seem not what it proposed of executing transactions anonymously with decentralized motive untill it was crashed as a case of poor adoption. Meanwhile there had also been some other tried but failed that were all digital currencies on cryptographical inputs such as the Bit Gold, Hash Cash and B-money that were still invented but has no good rate about.
Then Satoshi Nakamoto came with the ability to had figured the lapses of why all the intended digital currencies ought to be decentralized currency failed to exist and stayed and then he invented bitcoin fixing those loopholes and on gradual process bitcoin was able to acquire those concepts of digital currency with the procession of anonymous transactions and the potential hedge to store values which has come a most trending digital investment today and had also become a most dominance in the crypto industry.
Ethereum is not really decentralized too. It is Vitalik Butterin’s personal project and it is massively premined. He somehow got lucky an made it big but it will die right after when something happens to VB.
Bitcoin on the other hand has been around more than a decade without satoshi. It is the only crypto that’s truly decentralized.
Charlie Lee also noticed that and that’s why he abandoned his position in LTC because he wanted to copy satoshi’s move and give LTC a more decentralized future. Did he succeed? I am not sure but his intention wasn’t malicious.
Bitcoin on the other hand has been around more than a decade without satoshi. It is the only crypto that’s truly decentralized.
Charlie Lee also noticed that and that’s why he abandoned his position in LTC because he wanted to copy satoshi’s move and give LTC a more decentralized future. Did he succeed? I am not sure but his intention wasn’t malicious.
If you’re only realizing now that Bitcoin is the boss, then you’ve been misled in the past.
Bitcoin and Ethereum should never be compared as Bitcoin will always be the original.
Think about it, Bitcoin dominates the entire altcoin market, and Ethereum is just one of those altcoins.
Bitcoin and Ethereum should never be compared as Bitcoin will always be the original.
Think about it, Bitcoin dominates the entire altcoin market, and Ethereum is just one of those altcoins.
That's right, this so-called guru comes to tell us something we have known for a long time. There is a trend that I think comes from the influencers in which you see suckers giving lessons when they really have no idea about anything. That's why we call the rest shitcoins, including Eth, because there is only one bitcoin, the rest is shit.
Foundation matters, Bitcoin has it most-solid, it created the idea, without Bitcoin, no cryptocurrency. Who dares belittle Bitcoin with Ethereum again? Only a fool, 2025 is not 2021. In 2021, also before then, you would hear it loud that Ethereum will beat Bitcoin one day, yes in their dreams.
You are late enough to realize this because from the beginning even almost everyone who is here will not compare bitcoin with ethereum or other altcoins because in the end the position and situation remains the same where bitcoin is always above all and becomes the king so that not only ethereum but all altcoins also cannot be compared with bitcoin in the end.So why discuss things that even everyone already knows this where in the end the comparison of bitcoin with all altcoins that always exist every year the results remain the same.
Bitcoin has always been the king and will continue to be so why complicate things further when everything will remain the same and nothing will change. Eth might be good for an altcoin but they'll just keep following bitcoin so it's not really worth trying to compare something that isn't comparable.
You're talking about 2021 Ethereum being loud? You should have been around in 2016/17, socials were awash with talk of the Flippening. Not saying Ethereum's trash, it certainly has found its uses amongst certain speculators, and they did have earnest developers (probably still do). But I think they really shot themselves in the foot changing the way supply happens but I'm not keen to get into arguments.
There's no boss when there are no subordinates, mind you.
There's no boss when there are no subordinates, mind you.
Yes, that's right. In the past, many people often compared Bitcoin with Ethereum. Some even said that Ethereum would be superior to Bitcoin and could replace it. But I have always had the opinion that Altcoins like Ethereum will not be able to replace it because Bitcoin is the first crypto and has the strongest position. Although many Altcoins (especially Ethereum) offer better features, the possibility of being completely replaced is very small because Bitcoin has many factors that support its position as the Gold Standard in the crypto world. Moreover, Bitcoin is better known than Ethereum, so it has a wider and stronger user network.
since long ago bitcoin has been the boss and that is something that does not need to be questioned anymore ... because from many aspects bitcoin is the first popular cryptocurrency, decentralized, and has the highest trust compared to altcoins. that's why even though there are thousands of altcoins on the market, it is not an obstacle for bitcoin to be able to increase its adoption globally and reach the latest ath ... because people who understand the potential of bitcoin will see that bitcoin is much better than all existing cryptocurrencies, even when these cryptocurrencies claim that they offer better transaction speed or security than bitcoin.
I don't understand how bitcoin became the boss? All I know is that bitcoin is the leading cryptocurrency in this field industry, besides being the most expensive,
it was also the first crypto that was really enjoyed by businessmen.
And when others saw that it had potential, other developers copied the concept of bitcoin, so that's where altcoins (alternative coins)
started that can also help people financially.
it was also the first crypto that was really enjoyed by businessmen.
And when others saw that it had potential, other developers copied the concept of bitcoin, so that's where altcoins (alternative coins)
started that can also help people financially.
Ethereum isn't even a worthy opponent against Bitcoin.
Ethereum is just a token that facilitates other tokens to use their network, there will be a time the Layer 2 overtake Ethereum position. In the past Polygon and Ton coin have potential to beat them, but now it's turn for Solana.
Ethereum can't be the boss because they're centralized.
Ethereum is just a token that facilitates other tokens to use their network, there will be a time the Layer 2 overtake Ethereum position. In the past Polygon and Ton coin have potential to beat them, but now it's turn for Solana.
Ethereum can't be the boss because they're centralized.
If you’re only realizing now that Bitcoin is the boss, then you’ve been misled in the past.
Some people misled people that ethereum one day will increase above bitcoin in marketcap. But they forgot that there are ethereum competitors. As usual, people will leave the old altcoins and move to new altcoins. That is what that happened to ethereum. Ethereum still tried as it did not get really dumped but it is not a store of value just like the other coins. Because of these risks, there’s a chance that Ethereum might not be able to hold onto its #1 spot among altcoins in the future.
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If you’re only realizing now that Bitcoin is the boss, then you’ve been misled in the past.
Misled by who? I am a definition of originality. I don't follow people's idea. It is never late to say my opinion on Bitcoin. Is it?You're misleading yourself by creating a thread with a pointless title, because everyone already knows that ETH can't compete with Bitcoin.
Bitcoin has been the king since day one, and it still is.
Foundation matters, Bitcoin has it most-solid, it created the idea, without Bitcoin, no cryptocurrency. Who dares belittle Bitcoin with Ethereum again? Only a fool, 2025 is not 2021. In 2021, also before then, you would hear it loud that Ethereum will beat Bitcoin one day, yes in their dreams.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
This fact is known for many years already, not in 2024, not in 2025, not now. You are too late to realize this fact but it's better than never realize this big hidden fact, about Ethereum, and you can expand it to altcoins too.What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
I don't need too advanced tools like Trading view, and I assume I am a newbie, search about Ethereum, and want to know about its price pair with Bitcoin, in ETH/BTC.
Google it, I find this page
https://www.google.com/finance/quote/ETH-BTC?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ0Mro4rGLAxWf4jgGHRDbNFsQ-fUHegQIFxAX&window=MAX
Max time frame gives me a hidden fact that if I used 1 BTC to buy Ethereum, I lost my bitcoins with time.
If you’re only realizing now that Bitcoin is the boss, then you’ve been misled in the past.
Some people misled people that ethereum one day will increase above bitcoin in marketcap. But they forgot that there are ethereum competitors. As usual, people will leave the old altcoins and move to new altcoins. That is what that happened to ethereum. Ethereum still tried as it did not get really dumped but it is not a store of value just like the other coins. If you’re only realizing now that Bitcoin is the boss, then you’ve been misled in the past.
Misled by who? I am a definition of originality. I don't follow people's idea. It is never late to say my opinion on Bitcoin. Is it?
If you’re only realizing now that Bitcoin is the boss, then you’ve been misled in the past.
Bitcoin and Ethereum should never be compared as Bitcoin will always be the original.
Think about it, Bitcoin dominates the entire altcoin market, and Ethereum is just one of those altcoins.
if we are thinking of bitcoin and Ethereum comparison, here's some data.
initial price Current price increase (%)
Bitcoin - $ 0.08 (estimate) $100,000 1,250,000
Ether - $ 0.75 $2,793 3,724
Bitcoin and Ethereum should never be compared as Bitcoin will always be the original.
Think about it, Bitcoin dominates the entire altcoin market, and Ethereum is just one of those altcoins.
if we are thinking of bitcoin and Ethereum comparison, here's some data.
initial price Current price increase (%)
Bitcoin - $ 0.08 (estimate) $100,000 1,250,000
Ether - $ 0.75 $2,793 3,724
Foundation matters, Bitcoin has it most-solid, it created the idea, without Bitcoin, no cryptocurrency. Who dares belittle Bitcoin with Ethereum again? Only a fool, 2025 is not 2021. In 2021, also before then, you would hear it loud that Ethereum will beat Bitcoin one day, yes in their dreams.
Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024 to reached $73,850, recorded a new height in 11/2024 [$108k], finally the current ATH≈$110k.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy. The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025.
Bitcoin broke the 2021 ATH [$69k] in 03/2024 to reached $73,850, recorded a new height in 11/2024 [$108k], finally the current ATH≈$110k.
What did Ethereum? Nothing, it has been lazy.
The ATH of 2021 [$4,870] is still holding in 2025. Jump to: