Bitcoin vs Kusama Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 100% higher than Kusama TPS

Bitcoin logo
2.62 tx/s
Kusama logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 96.71% lower than Kusama max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 99.99% lower than Kusama max theoretical TPS

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7 tx/s
Kusama logo
100,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 100% higher than Kusama transaction volume

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9.44K txns
Kusama logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 439X longer than Kusama block time

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44m 55s
Kusama logo
6.14s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 120X longer than Kusama finality

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1h
Kusama logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and Kusama are both layer 1 blockchains

Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 26X more total transactions than Kusama

Bitcoin logo
1.32B txns
Kusama logo
50.7M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 11 years before Kusama

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Jan 3, 2009
Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Kusama Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 3X higher than Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin logo
3
Kusama logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 87.8% fewer miners than Kusama has validators

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122
Kusama logo
1,000

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 998 EH/s, while Kusama stake is $0

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998 EH/s
Kusama logo
$0

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Kusama is Nominated Proof of Stake

Bitcoin logo
Proof of Work (PoW)
Kusama logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

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

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Off-chain
Kusama logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Kusama Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 78.46% fewer developers than Kusama

Bitcoin logo
1,937
Kusama logo
8,993

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 82.58% fewer commits than Kusama

Bitcoin logo
119,555
Kusama logo
686,660

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 95.34% fewer repos than Kusama

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23
Kusama logo
494

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 3.03X more stars than Kusama

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106,005
Kusama logo
35,008

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 1.1X more watchers than Kusama

Bitcoin logo
5,600
Kusama logo
5,069

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Kusama Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 100% higher than Kusama chain revenue

Bitcoin logo
$212.3K
Kusama logo
$0

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 100% higher than Kusama average transaction fee

Bitcoin logo
$0.4968
Kusama logo
$0

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 17,128X higher than Kusama market cap

Bitcoin logo
$1.48T
Kusama logo
$86.44M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 17,981X higher than Kusama FDV

Bitcoin logo
$1.554T
Kusama logo
$86.44M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio is 4.74% lower than Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio

Bitcoin logo
95.25%
Kusama logo
100.00%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 15,347X higher than Kusama price

Bitcoin logo
$74,010
Kusama logo
$4.823

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Kusama 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 Kusama

Kusama is a scalable multi-chain network for radical innovation and early stage Polkadot deployments. Expect Chaos. No promises.

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