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Bitcoin vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 33X higher than Cardano TPS

10.25 tx/s

0.31 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 1.16X higher than Cardano max TPS

13.48 tx/s

11.62 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 61.15% lower than Cardano max theoretical TPS

7 tx/s

18.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 18X higher than Cardano transaction volume

19.7K txns

1.1K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 24X longer than Cardano block time

8m 1s

20.14s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 30X longer than Cardano finality

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 11X more total transactions than Cardano

1.4B txns

123M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 9 years before Cardano

Jan 3, 2009

Sep 27, 2017

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 73.33% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 92.95% fewer miners than Cardano has validators

147

2,086

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.04K EH/s, while Cardano stake is $3.314B

1.04K EH/s

$3.314B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Cardano is PoS

Proof of Work (PoW)

Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

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

Off-chain

On-chain

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Bitcoin vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 46.94% fewer developers than Cardano

1,998

3,766

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 59.01% fewer commits than Cardano

124,211

303,043

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 89.86% fewer repos than Cardano

227

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 8.57X more stars than Cardano

107,639

12,561

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 2.47X more watchers than Cardano

5,573

2,253

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano Financials

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 191X higher than Cardano chain revenue

$190K

$996.9

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 6.67X higher than Cardano average transaction fee

$0.339

$0.05085

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 216X higher than Cardano market cap

$1.284T

$5.945B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 183X higher than Cardano FDV

$1.344T

$7.328B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.18X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

95.54%

81.12%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 392,932X higher than Cardano price

$63,990

$0.1629

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano 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 Cardano

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.

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Bitcoin vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Max Theoretical TPS

Transaction Volume (1H)

Block Time (1H)

Finality

Type

Total Transactions (All time)

Launch Date

Bitcoin vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Validators/Miners

Stake/Hashrate

Consensus Mechanism

Governance

Bitcoin vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Commits

Repos

Stars

Watchers

Bitcoin vs Cardano Financials

Chain Revenue

Average Transaction Fee

Market Cap

FDV

Market Cap / FDV

Price

Bitcoin vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Bitcoin

About Cardano

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Bitcoin Socials

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