Compare Avalanche vs Bitcoin

Avalanche vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 3.14X higher than Bitcoin TPS

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20.62 tx/s
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6.56 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 9.3X higher than Bitcoin max TPS

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122.7 tx/s
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13.2 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 170X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS

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1,191 tx/s
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7 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 3.14X higher than Bitcoin transaction volume

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74.2K txns
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23.6K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 99.72% shorter than Bitcoin block time

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1.62s
Bitcoin logo
9m 48s

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Finality

Avalanche finality is 99.94% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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2s
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1h

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Type

Avalanche and Bitcoin are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Avalanche has 39.52% fewer total transactions than Bitcoin

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755M txns
Bitcoin logo
1.25B txns

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Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 12 years after Bitcoin

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Sep 21, 2020
Bitcoin logo
Jan 3, 2009

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Avalanche vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 9X higher than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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27
Bitcoin logo
3

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Validators/Miners

Avalanche has 8.34X more validators than Bitcoin has miners

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876
Bitcoin logo
105

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Stake/Hashrate

Avalanche stake is $4.939B, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.12K EH/s

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$4.939B
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1.12K EH/s

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Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche is PoS, while Bitcoin is PoW

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Work (PoW)

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Governance

Avalanche 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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Avalanche vs Bitcoin Developer Activity New

Developers

Avalanche has 60.01% fewer developers than Bitcoin

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753
Bitcoin logo
1,883

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Repos

Avalanche has 4.95X more repos than Bitcoin

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109
Bitcoin logo
22

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Commits

Avalanche has 46.41% fewer commits than Bitcoin

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61,196
Bitcoin logo
114,203

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Stars

Avalanche has 93.52% fewer stars than Bitcoin

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6,652
Bitcoin logo
102,748

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Avalanche has 78.43% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

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1,202
Bitcoin logo
5,574

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Bitcoin Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

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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