Bitcoin vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 50.1% lower than Avalanche TPS

Bitcoin logo
13.35 tx/s
Avalanche logo
26.75 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 94.53% lower than Avalanche max TPS

Bitcoin logo
13.2 tx/s
Avalanche logo
241.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

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

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

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 58.89% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

Bitcoin logo
39.6K txns
Avalanche logo
96.3K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 310X longer than Avalanche block time

Bitcoin logo
6m 10s
Avalanche logo
1.2s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 1,800X longer than Avalanche finality

Bitcoin logo
1h
Avalanche logo
2s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains

Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 1.01X more total transactions than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
1.37B txns
Avalanche logo
1.36B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 12 years before Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
Jan 3, 2009
Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 84.61% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin logo
4
Avalanche logo
26

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 77.71% fewer miners than Avalanche has validators

Bitcoin logo
148
Avalanche logo
664

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.15K EH/s, while Avalanche stake is $1.513B

Bitcoin logo
1.15K EH/s
Avalanche logo
$1.513B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Avalanche is PoS

Bitcoin logo
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

Bitcoin logo
Off-chain
Avalanche logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 2.4X more developers than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
1,983
Avalanche logo
827

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 1.53X more commits than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
122,465
Avalanche logo
79,935

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 80% fewer repos than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
23
Avalanche logo
115

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 16X more stars than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
107,212
Avalanche logo
6,805

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 6.07X more watchers than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
5,544
Avalanche logo
913

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 84X higher than Avalanche chain revenue

Bitcoin logo
$246.8K
Avalanche logo
$2.927K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 253X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

Bitcoin logo
$0.3473
Avalanche logo
$0.001371

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 449X higher than Avalanche market cap

Bitcoin logo
$1.331T
Avalanche logo
$2.961B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 284X higher than Avalanche FDV

Bitcoin logo
$1.394T
Avalanche logo
$4.908B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

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

Bitcoin logo
95.44%
Avalanche logo
60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 9,681X higher than Avalanche price

Bitcoin logo
$66,380
Avalanche logo
$6.857

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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