Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum and Bitcoin have no data

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 154X higher than Bitcoin max TPS

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2,036 tx/s
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13.2 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 871X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS

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6,095 tx/s
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7 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum and Bitcoin have no data

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Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum and Bitcoin have no data

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Finality

Arbitrum finality is 77% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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13m 48s
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1h

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Type

Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain, while Bitcoin is a layer 1 blockchain

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Layer 2 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Arbitrum has 1.58X more total transactions than Bitcoin

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2.1B txns
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1.33B txns

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Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 13 years after Bitcoin

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Aug 31, 2021
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Jan 3, 2009

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Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 75% lower than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
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4

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Validators/Miners

Arbitrum has 99.17% fewer validators than Bitcoin has miners

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1
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121

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Stake/Hashrate

Arbitrum has no data, while Bitcoin hashrate is 919 EH/s

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919 EH/s

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Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Bitcoin is PoW

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Rollup (Optimistic)
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Proof of Work (PoW)

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Governance

Arbitrum on-chain governance is better than Bitcoin off-chain governance

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On-chain
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Off-chain

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Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Developer Activity

Developers

Arbitrum has 1.26X more developers than Bitcoin

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2,451
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1,945

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Arbitrum has 1.64X more commits than Bitcoin

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196,924
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120,166

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Repos

Arbitrum has 5.87X more repos than Bitcoin

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135
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23

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Stars

Arbitrum has 89.86% fewer stars than Bitcoin

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10,767
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106,273

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Watchers

Arbitrum has 71.57% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

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1,591
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5,597

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Financials New

Chain Revenue

Arbitrum chain revenue is 91.45% lower than Bitcoin chain revenue

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$9.767K
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$114.3K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Arbitrum average transaction fee is 96.63% lower than Bitcoin average transaction fee

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$0.005737
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$0.1703

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Arbitrum market cap is 99.95% lower than Bitcoin market cap

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$576.3M
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$1.381T

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FDV

Arbitrum FDV is 99.93% lower than Bitcoin FDV

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$954M
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$1.449T

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Market Cap / FDV

Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio is 36.6% lower than Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio

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60.41%
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95.30%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Arbitrum price is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin price

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$0.0954
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$69,000

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

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.

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