Bitcoin
Bitcoin Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
15.76 tx/s
3.47%Max TPS (100 blocks)
13.2 tx/s
Max Theor. TPS
7 tx/s
Transaction Volume (1H)
21.2K txns
Block Time (1H)
4m 29s
Finality
1h
Type
Layer 1
Total Transactions
1.37B txns
Launch Date
Jan 3, 2009
Bitcoin Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
4
Miners
143
1.38%Hashrate
1.17K EH/s
1.38%Consensus Mechanism
PoW
Governance
Off-chain
Bitcoin Developer Activity
Developers
1,983
Commits
122,407
Repos
23
Stars
107,182
0.02%Watchers
5,536
0.02%Bitcoin Financials New
Chain Revenue
$173.9K
20.98%Average Tx Fee
$0.2394
40.15%Market Cap
$1.312T
1.48%FDV
$1.375T
1.48%Market Cap / FDV
95.44%
0.00%Price
$65,470
1.48%Bitcoin Real-time TPS Chart
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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 15.76 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 21,233 transactions
Bitcoin block time is 4m 29s
Bitcoin finality is 1h
Bitcoin has 1,371,350,057 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 4
Bitcoin has 143 miners
Bitcoin hashrate is 1.17K EH/s
Bitcoin consensus mechanism is Proof of Work (PoW)
Bitcoin governance is off-chain
Developer Activity Metrics:
Bitcoin has 1,983 developers
Bitcoin has 23 repos
Bitcoin has 122,407 commits
Bitcoin has 107,182 stars
Bitcoin has 5,536 watchers
Financial Metrics:
Bitcoin revenue is $173.9K
Bitcoin average transaction fee is $0.2394
Bitcoin price is $65,470
Bitcoin market cap is $1.312T
Bitcoin fully diluted valuation (FDV) is $1.375T
Bitcoin market cap to FDV ratio is 95.44%