Compare Bitcoin vs Somnia

Bitcoin vs Somnia Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 69.09% lower than Somnia TPS

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3.78 tx/s
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12.24 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 99.99% lower than Somnia max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
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134,642 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

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

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7 tx/s
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1,050,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 69.09% lower than Somnia transaction volume

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13.6K txns
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44.1K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 11,025X longer than Somnia block time

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18m 28s
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0.1s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 100% longer than Somnia finality

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1h
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0s

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Type

Bitcoin and Somnia are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Bitcoin has 1.49X more total transactions than Somnia

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1.25B txns
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840M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 17 years before Somnia

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Jan 3, 2009
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Sep 2, 2025

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Bitcoin vs Somnia Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 25% lower than Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient

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3
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4

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 2.92X more miners than Somnia has validators

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105
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36

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.12K EH/s, while Somnia stake is $176M

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1.12K EH/s
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$176M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Somnia 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 Somnia council governance

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Off-chain
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Council

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Somnia Developer Activity New

Developers

Bitcoin has 1,883 developers, while Somnia has no data

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1,883
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Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 22 repos, while Somnia has no data

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22
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Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 114,199 commits, while Somnia has no data

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114,199
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Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 102,728 stars, while Somnia has no data

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102,728
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Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 5,573 watchers, while Somnia has no data

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5,573
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Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Somnia 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 Somnia

Somnia is the fastest and most efficient EVM Layer 1 blockchain ever, capable of processing over 1M+ transactions per second with sub-second finality. It is suitable for serving millions of users and building real-time mass-consumer applications like gaming, social applications, metaverses, NFTs, and more, all fully on-chain.

Blockchains Socials

Bitcoin Socials

Somnia Socials