Compare Bitcoin vs NEAR

Bitcoin vs NEAR Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 88.18% lower than NEAR TPS

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8.22 tx/s
NEAR logo
69.53 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 99.68% lower than NEAR max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
NEAR logo
4,135 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 99.95% lower than NEAR max theoretical TPS

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7 tx/s
NEAR logo
16,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 88.18% lower than NEAR transaction volume

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29.6K txns
NEAR logo
250K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 706X longer than NEAR block time

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7m 11s
NEAR logo
0.61s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 6,000X longer than NEAR finality

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1h
NEAR logo
0.6s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and NEAR are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
NEAR logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

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Total Transactions

Bitcoin has 73.33% fewer total transactions than NEAR

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1.26B txns
NEAR logo
4.71B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 11 years before NEAR

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Jan 3, 2009
NEAR logo
Apr 22, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs NEAR Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 66.66% lower than NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient

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3
NEAR logo
9

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 70.57% fewer miners than NEAR has validators

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103
NEAR logo
350

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.03K EH/s, while NEAR stake is $1.242B

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1.03K EH/s
NEAR logo
$1.242B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while NEAR 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 better than NEAR council governance

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Off-chain
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Council

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs NEAR Developer Activity New

Developers

Bitcoin has 1.63X more developers than NEAR

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1,888
NEAR logo
1,159

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 89.57% fewer repos than NEAR

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22
NEAR logo
211

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 1.56X more commits than NEAR

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114,774
NEAR logo
73,677

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 11X more stars than NEAR

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103,227
NEAR logo
9,628

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 4.1X more watchers than NEAR

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5,565
NEAR logo
1,357

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs NEAR 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 NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains.

Blockchains Socials

Bitcoin Socials

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