# Bitcoin vs ICP

Side-by-side fundamentals for Bitcoin and ICP tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | Bitcoin             | ICP                  |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------- | -------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 9.1 tx/s            | 5.54K tx/s           |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 13.48 tx/s          | 25.6K tx/s           |
| Theoretical TPS              | 7 tx/s              | 210K tx/s            |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 27.9K txns          | 20M txns             |
| Block Time (1H)              | 8m 31s              | 480ms                |
| Finality Time                | 1h                  | Instant              |
| Total Transactions           | 1.47B txns          | 313B txns            |
| Launch Date                  | Jan 3, 2009         | May 10, 2021         |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 3                   | 14                   |
| Validators/Miners            | 171                 | 618                  |
| Stake/Hashrate               | 1.16K EH/s          | $591M                |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Work (PoW) | Proof of Useful Work |
| Governance                   | Off-chain           | On-chain             |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $303K               | $9.63K               |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.79               | $0.0₄201             |
| Price                        | $76,007.40          | $2.43                |
| Market Cap                   | $1.53T              | $1.36B               |
| FDV                          | $1.6T               | $1.36B               |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 95.74%              | 100.00%              |
| Developers                   | 2,060               | 802                  |
| Commits                      | 128,842             | 122,844              |
| Repos                        | 23                  | 183                  |
| Stars                        | 108,816             | 8,542                |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/bitcoin-vs-icp