While many will compare the cryptocurrency aspect of both Ethereum and Bitcoin, the reality is that they are vastly different projects and have different intentions. Bitcoin has emerged as a relatively stable digital currency, while Ethereum aims to encompass more, with ether just a component of its smart contract applications.
Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third party interference.
These apps run on a custom built blockchain, an enormously powerful shared global infrastructure that can move value around and represent the ownership of property.
The project was bootstrapped via an ether pre-sale during August 2014 by fans all around the world. It is developed by the Ethereum Foundation, a Swiss nonprofit, with contributions from great minds across the globe.
Find out more about The Main Difference of Ethereum and Bitcoin at Huffington Post.
In latest news, Ethereum's price crash has extended to a second day, with the cryptocurrency down more than 15% in early trade on Tuesday, July 11.
Ethereum and bitcoin have both rallied strongly since the start of the year, with Ethereum rising over 5,000% from around $8 in January to a high of over $400 on June 13. The cryptocurrency has been boosted by the rise in popularity of so-called "Initial Coin Offerings" — a money-raising method that uses Ethereum's network.
However, Ethereum fell around 10% on Monday amid talk of a potential price bubble. It is down just over 15% against the dollar to $ at 8.47 a.m. BST (3.47 a.m. ET). Read more of the report at Business Insider.