Compare Bitcoin vs Avalanche

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 82.95% lower than Avalanche TPS

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3.98 tx/s
Avalanche logo
23.35 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 82.95% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

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14.3K txns
Avalanche logo
84.1K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 557X longer than Avalanche block time

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14m 59s
Avalanche logo
1.62s

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

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Total Transactions

Bitcoin has 1.66X more total transactions than Avalanche

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1.25B txns
Avalanche logo
750M 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 88.88% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

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3
Avalanche logo
27

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 87.98% fewer miners than Avalanche has validators

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105
Avalanche logo
874

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.15K EH/s, while Avalanche stake is $5.383B

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1.15K EH/s
Avalanche logo
$5.383B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Avalanche is PoS

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Proof of Work (PoW)
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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
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On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Developer Activity New

Developers

Bitcoin has 2.5X more developers than Avalanche

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1,879
Avalanche logo
753

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 1.87X more commits than Avalanche

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114,073
Avalanche logo
61,095

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 15X more stars than Avalanche

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102,669
Avalanche logo
6,647

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 4.64X more watchers than Avalanche

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5,573
Avalanche logo
1,202

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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