Bitcoin vs Ethereum

BTC vs ETH head-to-head — returns and risk, side by side. Over the past year, BTC is ahead.

24h-0.20%-0.68%
7 days+1.24%+3.19%
30 days+22.39%+31.77%
Year to date-10.66%-16.94%
1 year-29.80%-42.74%
Max drawdown93.10%93.90%
Monthly volatility51.90%42.80%
Positive months58%54%
Best month+468.64% 2013-11+230.31% 2017-05
Worst month-38.58% 2011-08-53.85% 2018-03
Data since20102015

Green marks the better value in each row — the higher return, but the lower drawdown and volatility. Want the full monthly heatmaps side by side? Open the interactive compare tool →