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Not an expert. But for me the most important factor is that Bitcoin’s supply is limited, whilst Eth’s is unlimited.

• djohnston 6y ago
  Is is? I thought they both ran on similar deflationary policies related to diminishing block rewards
  • capnorange 6y ago
    Ethereum operates on "Minimum viable issuance" so unlike Bitcoin there is no hard cap. Eth wont be deflationary until EIP-1559, maybe never.
    • intotheabyss 6y ago
      It's not like Bitcoin has a hardcap in any of our lifetimes. Coin yearly inflation is the metric people should be concerned about. BTC is less than 2%, whereas Ethereum is around 4% today. With PoS, this figure will drop to <2%, so equivalent to Bitcoin. The whole "ETH supply is infinite" is such a lame argument. It's not infinite, because your life isn't infinite. It has a finite yearly inflation, just like Bitcoin.
      • alwillis 6y ago
        BTC is less than 2%, whereas Ethereum is around 4% today Let's not forget Bitcoin's block subsidy (currently 6.25 BTC) is cut in half every 210,000 blocks or about every 4 years. Bitcoin is deflationary—88.44% of all Bitcoin that will ever be produced have already been issued. We have no idea where Eth is with its production of currency.
      • capnorange 6y ago
        > It's not like Bitcoin has a hardcap in any of our lifetimes. You must be a EMH denier :) > ETH supply is infinite I never claimed that ETH supply is infinite, just that the issuance is unpredictable.