Bitcoin vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 29.22% lower than Arbitrum TPS

Bitcoin logo
12.49 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
17.65 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 99.35% lower than Arbitrum max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
2,036 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 99.88% lower than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

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

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 81.98% lower than Arbitrum transaction volume

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11.4K txns
Arbitrum logo
63.5K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 1,222X longer than Arbitrum block time

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5m 5s
Arbitrum logo
0.25s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 4.35X longer than Arbitrum finality

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1h
Arbitrum logo
13m 48s

Data from Chainspect

Type

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

Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 36.98% fewer total transactions than Arbitrum

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1.34B txns
Arbitrum logo
2.12B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 13 years before Arbitrum

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Jan 3, 2009
Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 4X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin logo
4
Arbitrum logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 141X more miners than Arbitrum has validators

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141
Arbitrum logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.22K EH/s, while Arbitrum has no data

Bitcoin logo
1.22K EH/s
Arbitrum logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

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

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Off-chain
Arbitrum logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Arbitrum Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 20.27% fewer developers than Arbitrum

Bitcoin logo
1,954
Arbitrum logo
2,451

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 38.71% fewer commits than Arbitrum

Bitcoin logo
120,741
Arbitrum logo
197,004

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 82.57% fewer repos than Arbitrum

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23
Arbitrum logo
132

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 9.9X more stars than Arbitrum

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106,508
Arbitrum logo
10,763

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 3.56X more watchers than Arbitrum

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5,600
Arbitrum logo
1,575

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Arbitrum Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 9.41X higher than Arbitrum chain revenue

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$187.7K
Arbitrum logo
$19.96K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 38X higher than Arbitrum average transaction fee

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$0.3493
Arbitrum logo
$0.009307

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 2,022X higher than Arbitrum market cap

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$1.529T
Arbitrum logo
$756.1M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 1,281X higher than Arbitrum FDV

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$1.603T
Arbitrum logo
$1.252B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.58X higher than Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio

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95.33%
Arbitrum logo
60.41%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 610,054X higher than Arbitrum price

Bitcoin logo
$76,360
Arbitrum logo
$0.1252

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Arbitrum Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

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.

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