Bitcoin vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 77.57% lower than Avalanche TPS

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5.06 tx/s
Avalanche logo
22.56 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 89.24% lower than Avalanche max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
Avalanche logo
122.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 99.41% lower than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

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7 tx/s
Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 77.57% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

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18.2K txns
Avalanche logo
81.2K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 346X longer than Avalanche block time

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8m 51s
Avalanche logo
1.54s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 1,800X longer than Avalanche finality

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1h
Avalanche logo
2s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

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Total Transactions

Bitcoin has 1.49X more total transactions than Avalanche

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1.27B txns
Avalanche logo
850M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 12 years before Avalanche

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Jan 3, 2009
Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 89.65% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

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3
Avalanche logo
29

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 85.81% fewer miners than Avalanche has validators

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115
Avalanche logo
811

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.08K EH/s, while Avalanche stake is $2.71B

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1.08K EH/s
Avalanche logo
$2.71B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Avalanche is PoS

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

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

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Off-chain
Avalanche logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 2.46X more developers than Avalanche

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1,894
Avalanche logo
769

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 79.81% fewer repos than Avalanche

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22
Avalanche logo
109

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 1.84X more commits than Avalanche

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115,243
Avalanche logo
62,602

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 16X more stars than Avalanche

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103,719
Avalanche logo
6,689

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 4.64X more watchers than Avalanche

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5,561
Avalanche logo
1,198

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 16X higher than Avalanche chain revenue

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$231.9K
Avalanche logo
$14.82K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 79X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

Bitcoin logo
$0.5678
Avalanche logo
$0.007173

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 6,325X higher than Avalanche price

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$87,770
Avalanche logo
$13.88

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 294X higher than Avalanche market cap

Bitcoin logo
$1.751T
Avalanche logo
$5.952B

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche 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 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.

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