BTC/ETH: what to know
The BTC/ETH rate shows how much ETH you get for 1 BTC. Right now, 1 BTC buys 30.8311 ETH at the mid-market rate. In the other direction, 1 ETH is worth 0.0324 BTC.
In the short term BTC is driven mainly by crypto-market sentiment and liquidity, while ETH responds to network activity and crypto-market sentiment.
The supply is capped at 21 million coins. Ethereum popularised programmable “smart contracts”.
Over the past 12 months the BTC/ETH rate has ranged between 24.8453 and 38.7960 — a change of +23.16% versus a year ago.
Because this pair involves a cryptocurrency, expect much higher volatility than typical fiat pairs. Use this mid-market figure as your benchmark: compare it with the rate your bank or broker quotes, and the difference is the margin you would pay.