Bitcoin vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 85.34% lower than Avalanche TPS

Bitcoin logo
4.84 tx/s
Avalanche logo
33.06 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 92.52% lower than Avalanche max TPS

Bitcoin logo
13.2 tx/s
Avalanche logo
176.6 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 89.45% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

Bitcoin logo
12.5K txns
Avalanche logo
119K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 505X longer than Avalanche block time

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8m 38s
Avalanche logo
1.03s

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

Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 1.07X more total transactions than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
1.35B txns
Avalanche logo
1.26B 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 82.6% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin logo
4
Avalanche logo
23

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 79.1% fewer miners than Avalanche has validators

Bitcoin logo
136
Avalanche logo
651

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.21K EH/s, while Avalanche stake is $1.837B

Bitcoin logo
1.21K EH/s
Avalanche logo
$1.837B

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 2.41X more developers than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
1,962
Avalanche logo
814

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 1.53X more commits than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
121,097
Avalanche logo
78,967

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
106,692
Avalanche logo
6,790

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 4.72X more watchers than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
5,608
Avalanche logo
1,187

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 37X higher than Avalanche chain revenue

Bitcoin logo
$226.2K
Avalanche logo
$6.118K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 209X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

Bitcoin logo
$0.4295
Avalanche logo
$0.002058

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 393X higher than Avalanche market cap

Bitcoin logo
$1.623T
Avalanche logo
$4.125B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 249X higher than Avalanche FDV

Bitcoin logo
$1.702T
Avalanche logo
$6.838B

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
95.36%
Avalanche logo
60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 8,483X higher than Avalanche price

Bitcoin logo
$81,040
Avalanche logo
$9.553

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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