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Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

6.77 tx/s

147.34%

Max TPS (100 blocks)

13.2 tx/s

Max Theor. TPS

7 tx/s

Transaction Volume (1H)

24.4K txns

Block Time (1H)

8m 11s

Finality

1h

Type

Layer 1

New

Total Transactions

1.25B txns

Launch Date

Jan 3, 2009

Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

3

Miners

103

0.98%

Hashrate

1.14K EH/s

4.95%

Consensus Mechanism

PoW

Governance

Off-chain

Bitcoin Developer Activity New

Developers

1,886

Repos

22

Commits

114,669

0.01%

Stars

103,111

0.03%

Watchers

5,570

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About Bitcoin

Bitcoin stands as a leading cryptocurrency and payment network, utilizing peer-to-peer technology to operate without central authorities. It embraces global participation as an open-source platform. A notable advancement in Bitcoin is the introduction of ordinals and inscriptions. Launched in January 2023, the Bitcoin ordinals protocol enables the embedding of digital content like art, text, or video directly onto the Bitcoin blockchain. This innovation allows for the creation of exclusive digital collectibles, giving each satoshi a unique identity and purpose, broadening Bitcoin's utility beyond its role as a store of value.

Token symbol:
BTC

Scalability Metrics:
Bitcoin TPS is 6.77 transactions per second
Bitcoin Max TPS is 13.2 transactions per second
Bitcoin Max Theoretical TPS is 7 transactions per second
Bitcoin transaction volume is 24,373 transactions
Bitcoin block time is 8m 11s
Bitcoin finality is 1h
Bitcoin has 1,253,486,867 total transactions since its TGE
Bitcoin is a layer 1 blockchain
Bitcoin was launched on Jan 3, 2009 (17 years ago)

Decentralization Metrics:
Bitcoin nakamoto coefficient is 3
Bitcoin has 103 miners
Bitcoin hashrate is 1.14K EH/s
Bitcoin consensus mechanism is Proof of Work (PoW)
Bitcoin governance is off-chain

Developer Activity Metrics:
Bitcoin has 1,886 developers
Bitcoin has 22 repos
Bitcoin has 114,669 commits
Bitcoin has 103,111 stars
Bitcoin has 5,570 watchers

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