Bitcoin (BTC) is a decentralized cryptocurrency launched in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, a mysterious figure (or group). It’s purely digital, divisible to 8 decimal places (satoshis). Fun fact: The first real-world BTC purchase was two pizzas for 10,000 BTC—learn more at Bitcoin.org.
ETH Information
Ethereum (ETH) is a decentralized cryptocurrency introduced in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin. It powers smart contracts and dApps, with units like wei and gwei. Its blockchain hosts NFTs and DeFi—dive into it at Ethereum.org.
Did you know? (BTC)
A guy once lost 7,500 BTC by throwing away a hard drive—oops!
Did you know? (ETH)
ETH once had a ‘DAO’ hack that split the blockchain in two!