So, with the twin tailwind of Bitcoin ETF flows and the upcoming halving, is Bitcoin the perfect wager? Not so quick. Ethereum, the subsequent largest crypto asset by market cap, has a case of its personal to make. Whereas bitcoin is usually described as a retailer of worth, medium of trade, or each – primarily money for the web – Ethereum is a platform for builders constructing over 4,500 functions in areas as various as artwork and collectibles (NFTs), shares, bonds, and actual property (real-world belongings or RWAs), fiat currencies (stablecoins) and internet-native organizations known as DAOs, identified collectively as Web3.