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| Metric | Bitcoin | Ethereum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $64,197 | $1,874 |
| Rank | #1 | #2 |
| Market cap | $1.28T | $229.29B |
| 24h volume | $33.73B | $6.42B |
| 24h change | +1.05% | +0.77% |
| 7d change | +1.35% | -0.17% |
| Circulating supply | 19,970,852 | 122,374,666 |
| Max supply | 21,000,000 | No cap |
A row is omitted when neither asset has a sourced figure for it. Read the full explainers on Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Updated 48s ago Source: CoinLore
What this comparison shows
Pick two assets and see them beside each other across every metric we can actually source: price, market-cap rank, market capitalisation, 24-hour volume, 24-hour and 7-day change, circulating supply and maximum supply. The result is addressable — the two coins are in the URL, so you can bookmark a comparison or send it to someone and they will see the same pairing.
How to read it
Market cap versus price. A low unit price is not “cheap” and a high one is not “expensive”. What matters is market capitalisation — price multiplied by circulating supply — because that is the size of the whole asset. Comparing unit prices between two coins with wildly different supplies tells you almost nothing.
Volume against market cap. Volume that is a large fraction of market cap suggests active trading, and sometimes suggests a small float being churned. Volume that is a tiny fraction suggests you may struggle to exit a sizeable position without moving the price.
Maximum supply. “No cap” is not automatically bad and a hard cap is not automatically good — they are different monetary designs with genuine arguments on both sides. What matters is whether issuance is predictable and who controls it. Our individual coin pages explain each asset’s supply mechanics.
Rows that are missing
If a row is absent, neither asset had a figure we could source, and we removed the row rather than filling it with a zero or a dash. When our primary provider is unavailable and the chain falls through to an exchange-only source, market cap and 7-day change may be unavailable for everything — that is a data limitation, honestly displayed, not a bug. The panel states which provider supplied the figures and when.
Frequently asked questions
Does the comparison say which coin is better? No, and it never will. These are metrics, not a verdict. Two assets can differ on every line here and still suit entirely different purposes.
Can I share a comparison? Yes — the URL contains both symbols once you have pressed Compare.
How current are the figures? They refresh every five minutes, and the freshness line under the table tells you exactly how old they are.