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◆ September 19, 2026 · comparison

BTC vs ETH

Bitcoin and Ethereum compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, BTC against ETH. Measurements only: this page does not rank BTC above ETH or the other way round.

BTC signalBuy
ETH signalStrong buy
BTC hype risk8/100
ETH hype risk8/100
Both trending todayMeasured against a market anchorSame category

This page puts Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) next to each other on 16 measures, rebuilt from the day's data. BTC and ETH are paired here by 3 rules, the first being both trending today.

Across the table Bitcoin is ahead on 8 measures and Ethereum on 5. A measure count is a summary of today's BTC and ETH data, nothing more.

Hype risk side by side

7-day price change risk points, max 20BTC 0 · ETH 0BTC: +4.9% over the past week · ETH: +4.0% over the past week
Volume to market cap risk points, max 20BTC 0 · ETH 0BTC: 0.03 of market value traded in 24h · ETH: 0.07 of market value traded in 24h
Market capitalisation risk points, max 15BTC 0 · ETH 0BTC: $1.63T market cap · ETH: $319.52B market cap
Days on the trending list risk points, max 15BTC 5 · ETH 5BTC: 3 consecutive days · ETH: 3 consecutive days
RSI (14) risk points, max 15BTC 3 · ETH 3BTC: 64 — neutral range · ETH: 64 — neutral range
Exchange coverage risk points, max 15BTC 0 · ETH 0BTC: Traded on Binance against USDT · ETH: Traded on Binance against USDT

BTC against ETH, measure by measure

Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026

MeasureBTCETHAhead
Market capitalisation
Larger is the bigger market
$1.63T$319.52BBTC
Market-cap rank
Lower number is higher up
#1#2BTC
Price
Not comparable without supply
$81,208$2,619n/a
24-hour volume
Traded value in the last day
$45.06B$23.77BBTC
Volume / market cap
Turnover relative to size
0.0280.074ETH
24-hour change+6.3%+7.2%ETH
7-day change+4.9%+4.0%BTC
30-day change+16.9%+16.1%BTC
90-day change
From daily closes
+25.8%+50.0%ETH
Trending position
Today's global order
#1#2BTC
Countries trending in
National feeds, 43 markets
136BTC
Days on the list
Consecutive days
33level
Signal strength
Share of checks passed
70%90%ETH
RSI (14)
Above 70 is stretched
6464ETH
From 52-week high
Closer to zero is nearer the peak
-35.1%-44.2%BTC
Hype risk
Lower is calmer, not better
8/1008/100level

What the numbers say

19 facts from today's collection

Bitcoin carries 5.1x the market value of Ethereum today — $1.63T against $319.52B.

Rank 1 for BTC, rank 2 for ETH — the distance between them is 1 position.

At $81,208 per coin, BTC is 31.0x the unit price of ETH at $2,619; market value is the comparable figure.

Daily turnover favours BTC: $45.06B traded versus $23.77B for ETH.

Turnover tells a different story: ETH trades 7.4% of its market value each day, the other 2.8%.

Across 24 hours, Ethereum (+7.2%) outpaced Bitcoin (+6.3%).

+4.9% for BTC over seven days, +4.0% for ETH — BTC ahead on this window by 0.9 points.

Across thirty days, Bitcoin (+16.9%) outpaced Ethereum (+16.1%).

Ninety daily closes give BTC +25.8% and ETH +50.0%.

Today's trending order puts BTC ahead of ETH: 1 against 2.

Bitcoin shows up on 13 national trending lists today, Ethereum on 6.

The daily model passes 70% of its checks on BTC and 90% on ETH, reading Buy and Strong buy.

Momentum (RSI 14) stands at 64 for BTC and 64 for ETH; above 70 counts as stretched.

Drawdown from the yearly top: BTC -35.1%, ETH -44.2%.

Against the 200-day average, BTC is above and ETH is above.

On hype risk the readings are 8/100 for Bitcoin and 8/100 for Ethereum.

BTC and ETH are both listed under Layer 1 chains, which is why this pair exists.

Against their own 20-day averages, volume runs at 1.65x for BTC and 1.63x for ETH.

Price history behind these numbers: 400 days for Bitcoin, 400 for Ethereum.

Last 90 daily closes

Each chart is scaled to its own range

Bitcoin

Ethereum

Questions about this pair

Answered from the same daily data

Which of BTC and ETH is trending today?

Both are on the trending list: BTC at position 1 and ETH at position 2. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in BTC and ETH, not price direction.

Is BTC bigger than ETH?

Bitcoin is larger, at $1.63T of market value against $319.52B — 5.1x the size.

What does the daily signal say about BTC and ETH?

The checklist reads Buy for BTC (70% of checks passed) and Strong buy for ETH (90%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on BTC and ETH, not advice.

Which one carries more hype risk?

Bitcoin scores 8/100 against 8 for Ethereum. The score behind both the BTC and ETH figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.

Does this page say whether to buy BTC or ETH?

No. Every figure here measures one thing about BTC and ETH — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about BTC, ETH or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.