Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a cryptocurrency that began in 2017 as a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain. BTG was created to reduce the monopolizing power of dedicated ASIC mining operations within the original Bitcoin network. Bitcoin Gold mining can be done by anyone with a standard computer and provides greater decentralization to the system. The hard fork that created BTG was meant to combat the disproportionate influence and competitive advantage of professional miners.

Bitcoiin is a cryptocurrency that was created to address some of the issues that have plagued the original Bitcoin ecosystem. It's Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism is designed to decrease transactions times and fees, as well as make mining rewards easier to earn.