how is ether different from bitcoin 
while ether and bitcoin are cryptocurrencies they have many distinguishing differences this discussion is strictly about the token differences not the blockchains a bitcoin can be broken down into smaller denominations called satoshis one bitcoin is equal to 0 00000001 satoshi so there are 100 million satoshi per bitcoin you might see denominations of bitcoin referred to as mbtc or milli btc in this case 1 mbtc is 0 001 bitcoins or 100 000 satoshi ether consists of several denominations some of which are much smaller incrementally than a satoshi one ether is equal to bitcoin and ether both have uses on the blockchain they are both used to pay and reward participants for work done however ether has an additional use it is used as validator collateral 