Bitcoin vs Ethereum

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

24h-0.01%-0.22%
7 days-2.19%-3.47%
30 days-5.09%-13.78%
Year to date-8.55%-21.77%
1 year-30.04%-44.11%
Max drawdown93.10%93.90%
Monthly volatility51.80%42.60%
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 →