Sometimes an asset’s simplicity can be an advantage, but it pays to check whether that’s actually true or not before you buy.

That brings us to the oldest rivalry in crypto, Bitcoin (BTC +3.93%) versus Ethereum (ETH +5.92%). These two coins represent fundamentally different bets for those who plan to hold them over the long term, so let’s dig in and determine which one is the better candidate.

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Bitcoin isn’t going to change much

On March 10, the 20 millionth bitcoin was mined, meaning that 95% of the coins that will ever exist are already in circulation. Only about 1 million coins remain to be mined, and those will take roughly 114 years thanks to the halving mechanism, which cuts the new supply issuance in…