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Bitcoin is favored as a long-term store of value due to its fixed 21 million supply, 10x larger market cap ($1.3T), and institutional adoption. Ethereum offers higher growth potential with its programmable ecosystem hosting 3,000+ DeFi applications, but carries more technical execution risk. Historical data shows Bitcoin has lower volatility (60-day realized vol ~45% vs Ethereum ~52%) making it more suitable for risk-averse investors."},{"question":"Can Bitcoin do everything Ethereum does?","answer":"No. Bitcoin's scripting capabilities are intentionally limited for security reasons. Ethereum is Turing-complete, meaning it can execute arbitrary smart contracts and host decentralized applications (DeFi, NFTs, DAOs). Bitcoin can handle basic conditional transactions via Taproot upgrade, but cannot replicate Ethereum's 3,000+ active protocols. However, Bitcoin's simplicity is also a strength—it has never experienced a major security breach in 16 years."},{"question":"Why does Ethereum use less energy than Bitcoin?","answer":"Bitcoin uses Proof-of-Work consensus, requiring miners to solve computationally expensive puzzles consuming ~150 TWh annually. Ethereum switched to Proof-of-Stake in September 2022, where validators are chosen based on staked coins rather than computational power. This reduces energy consumption by 99.95%—from ~260 TWh to just 0.07 TWh annually. This makes Ethereum vastly more environmentally sustainable despite higher transaction volume."},{"question":"What happens when all 21 million Bitcoin are mined?","answer":"Bitcoin mining will be complete around 2140. After that, miners will be incentivized only by transaction fees rather than block rewards. 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