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Bitcoin vs Ethereum: price history compared

From January 1, 2019, the first day we hold prices for both, to October 4, 2026: $100 in Bitcoin became $2,234 (+2,134%) and Ethereum became $1,937 (+1,837%).

Comparing

  • Bitcoin
  • Ethereum

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Growth of 100, from 1 Jan 2019

Every coin starts at 100 on that day. Log scale: equal distances are equal percentage moves.

  • Bitcoin+2,134%100 → 2,234
  • Ethereum+1,837%100 → 1,937
1002005001,0002,00020192020202120222023202420252026BTCETH

Weekly points from daily closes. Hover, tap or use the arrow keys for the level and price on a date; the tables below hold the yearly figures.

  • Of the 7 full calendar years both have, the higher return was Bitcoin in 5 and Ethereum in 2.
  • Deepest fall from a peak over the period: Ethereum −79% and Bitcoin −77%.
  • Day to day, Bitcoin and Ethereum have moved closely together: the correlation of their daily returns is 0.82, where 1 is perfect lockstep and 0 is no relation.

BTC vs ETH: returns by calendar year

Last close of the year before to last close of the year, from each coin's own full history. A dash means the coin had no data yet; italic is a year that started part-way through its data or is still running. The last column names the higher return when every coin has the same stretch to compare.

YearBTCETHHigher
2019+89%−7%BTC
2020+302%+470%ETH
2021+60%+399%ETH
2022−64%−67%BTC
2023+156%+91%BTC
2024+121%+46%BTC
2025−6%−11%BTC
2026to date−3%−9%BTC

Percent. Prices to 4 Oct 2026. Hover, tap or focus a cell for the detail behind it.

Head to head over the same days

Everything in this table is measured from January 1, 2019 to October 4, 2026, 2,834 days: the period every coin here has prices for. Months are full calendar months inside it.

MeasureBTCETH
$100 becamebought 1 Jan 2019$2,234+2,134%$1,937+1,837%
Deepest falland the month it bottomed−77%Nov 2022−79%Jun 2022
Best month+61%May 2019+78%Jan 2021
Worst month−37%Jun 2022−45%Jun 2022
Months upfull months52 of 9356%52 of 9356%

Read this as history, not a forecast. The start date decides most of the result: move it on the chart and the order can flip. These are also coins that are large today; ones that faded are not on this page, which makes any comparison of survivors look better than picking coins at the time would have.

Questions

Which has performed better, Bitcoin or Ethereum?
From January 1, 2019 to October 4, 2026, Bitcoin returned +2,134% and Ethereum returned +1,837%. Across the 7 full calendar years they share, the higher return was Bitcoin in 5 and Ethereum in 2. The result depends heavily on the start date, which the chart lets you move, and it describes the past rather than what comes next.
Which fell further in its worst stretch?
Over the same period, Ethereum fell −79% from November 8, 2021 to June 18, 2022 and Bitcoin fell −77% from November 8, 2021 to November 21, 2022. Falls are measured on daily closes, peak to trough.
Do Bitcoin and Ethereum move together?
Day to day, Bitcoin and Ethereum have moved closely together: the correlation of their daily returns is 0.82, where 1 is perfect lockstep and 0 is no relation. The more closely coins move together, the less holding them side by side spreads risk.
Why does the comparison start on January 1, 2019?
It is the first day we hold a daily close for both coins, so each one is measured over exactly the same days. The table of calendar years uses each coin's own full history instead, which is why some coins have earlier years than others.
Where do the Bitcoin vs Ethereum numbers come from?
Daily closing prices of each coin's USDT pair on Binance. Returns are price changes only: they leave out fees, taxes and anything earned from staking. A year that is still running, or that starts part-way through a coin's data, is shown in italics and not counted when years are compared.

Disclaimer: This page is educational and does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy either coin. It describes past price moves from daily closes on Binance and leaves out fees, taxes and staking rewards. Past performance does not predict future results. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile; never invest more than you can afford to lose.