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the article content is a qualitative comparison of BTC vs ETH.","The article includes a promotional/related-stock-adjacent section, but it does not provide volume-delta details relevant to the signal."],"key_facts":["The article states that on March 10, the 20 millionth bitcoin was mined and that 95% of the coins that will ever exist are already in circulation.","The article states that about 1 million bitcoins remain to be mined and that this will take roughly 114 years due to the halving mechanism cutting new supply issuance in half every four years.","The article states that Bitcoin\u2019s halving schedule \u201chasn\u2019t deviated in its entire history.\u201d","The article states that an estimated 3 million to 4 million digital tokens are permanently lost.","The article states that spot Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in $56 billion in cumulative net inflows since their launch in early 2024.","The article states that Ethereum hosts about 68% of all value locked in DeFi protocols, currently around $53 billion.","The article states that Bitcoin does not support smart contracts and therefore cannot host DeFi value.","The article states that Ethereum leads in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) tracked on-chain.","The article states that around 32% of Ethereum is staked and that staked ETH is locked to secure the network in exchange for yield.","The article states that Bitcoin has no native yield.","The article argues Ethereum\u2019s strengths also create vulnerabilities because it must keep winning app developers and investors\u2019 capital, and because other blockchains offer staking with better yields or shorter lockup periods."],"numeric_claims":[{"label":"Bitcoin mined milestone","value":"20 millionth bitcoin mined (date: March 10; 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