# Bitcoin vs Ethereum Tech: Key Differences Explained

> Published on ADIN (https://adin.chat/s/bitcoin-vs-ethereum-tech-comparison-xp9l)
> Type: Diagram
> Date: 2026-04-29
> Description: Explore an interactive flowchart comparing Bitcoin and Ethereum’s core protocols and consensus models with clear visuals.

Mermaid diagram:
graph TB
    subgraph BTC ["Bitcoin Ecosystem"]
        A1["Bitcoin Core Protocol"]
        A1 --> A2["UTXO Model"]
        A1 --> A3["SHA-256 PoW"]
        A1 --> A4["Script Language #40;Limited#41;"]
        
        A2 --> A5["Simple Transactions"]
        A4 --> A6["Basic Smart Contracts"]
        A6 --> A7["Multisig"]
        A6 --> A8["Time Locks"]
        
        A1 --> A9["SegWit #40;2017#41;"]
        A9 --> A10["Lightning Network"]
        A9 --> A11["Taproot #40;2021#41;"]
        
        A11 --> A12["Schnorr Signatures"]
        A11 --> A13["MAST"]
        A11 --> A14["Enhanced Privacy"]
        
        A10 --> A15["Payment Channels"]
        A10 --> A16["Instant Payments"]
        A10 --> A17["Micropayments"]
        
        A13 --> A18["Future: Covenants"]
        A18 --> A19["Vaults"]
        A18 --> A20["Advanced Contracts"]
        
        A21["Layer 2 Solutions"]
        A21 --> A10
        A21 --> A22["Liquid Network"]
        A21 --> A23["RGB Protocol"]
    end
    
    subgraph ETH ["Ethereum Ecosystem"]
        B1["Ethereum Protocol"]
        B1 --> B2["Account Model"]
        B1 --> B3["Proof of Stake #40;2022#41;"]
        B1 --> B4["Ethereum Virtual Machine"]
        
        B2 --> B5["Complex State Management"]
        B4 --> B6["Turing Complete Smart Contracts"]
        B6 --> B7["DeFi Protocols"]
        B6 --> B8["NFTs"]
        B6 --> B9["DAOs"]
        
        B1 --> B10["EIP Upgrades"]
        B10 --> B11["EIP-1559 #40;Fee Market#41;"]
        B10 --> B12["The Merge #40;PoS#41;"]
        B10 --> B13["Sharding #40;Future#41;"]
        
        B4 --> B14["Solidity Language"]
        B14 --> B15["Complex dApps"]
        B14 --> B16["Composability"]
        
        B17["Layer 2 Solutions"]
        B17 --> B18["Optimistic Rollups"]
        B17 --> B19["ZK Rollups"]
        B17 --> B20["Polygon"]
        B17 --> B21["Arbitrum"]
        
        B22["Developer Ecosystem"]
        B22 --> B23["Extensive Tooling"]
        B22 --> B24[