Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 6.03X higher than Bitcoin TPS

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29.64 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
4.92 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 106X higher than Bitcoin max TPS

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1,402 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
13.2 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

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

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6,095 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 6.03X higher than Bitcoin transaction volume

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107K txns
Bitcoin logo
17.7K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 99.97% shorter than Bitcoin block time

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0.25s
Bitcoin logo
13m 54s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Arbitrum finality is 77% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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13m 48s
Bitcoin logo
1h

Data from Chainspect

Type

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

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Layer 2 blockchain
Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions

Arbitrum has 1.39X more total transactions than Bitcoin

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1.78B txns
Bitcoin logo
1.28B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 13 years after Bitcoin

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Aug 31, 2021
Bitcoin logo
Jan 3, 2009

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 75% lower than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
Bitcoin logo
4

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Arbitrum has 99.21% fewer validators than Bitcoin has miners

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1
Bitcoin logo
127

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Arbitrum has no data, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.13K EH/s

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—
Bitcoin logo
1.13K EH/s

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Bitcoin is PoW

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Rollup (Optimistic)
Bitcoin logo
Proof of Work (PoW)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

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

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On-chain
Bitcoin logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Developer Activity

Developers

Arbitrum has 1.25X more developers than Bitcoin

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2,370
Bitcoin logo
1,899

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Arbitrum has 1.63X more commits than Bitcoin

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189,698
Bitcoin logo
116,105

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 5.86X more repos than Bitcoin

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129
Bitcoin logo
22

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Arbitrum has 89.88% fewer stars than Bitcoin

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10,549
Bitcoin logo
104,257

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 71.05% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

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1,615
Bitcoin logo
5,579

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Bitcoin Financials New

Chain Revenue

Arbitrum chain revenue is 91.88% lower than Bitcoin chain revenue

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$20.88K
Bitcoin logo
$257.3K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Arbitrum average transaction fee is 98.75% lower than Bitcoin average transaction fee

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$0.007471
Bitcoin logo
$0.5988

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Arbitrum market cap is 99.93% lower than Bitcoin market cap

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$1.157B
Bitcoin logo
$1.8T

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Arbitrum FDV is 99.89% lower than Bitcoin FDV

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$2.06B
Bitcoin logo
$1.894T

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio is 40.89% lower than Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio

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56.18%
Bitcoin logo
95.05%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Arbitrum price is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin price

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$0.206
Bitcoin logo
$90,190

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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