Compare Bitcoin vs Starknet

Bitcoin vs Starknet Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 37.65% lower than Starknet TPS

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3.78 tx/s
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6.07 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 96.54% lower than Starknet max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
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381.6 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 99.29% lower than Starknet max theoretical TPS

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7 tx/s
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992 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 37.65% lower than Starknet transaction volume

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13.6K txns
Starknet logo
21.8K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 547X longer than Starknet block time

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18m 28s
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2.03s

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Finality

Bitcoin finality is 54.81% shorter than Starknet finality

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1h
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2h

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Type

Bitcoin is a layer 1 blockchain, while Starknet is a layer 2 blockchain

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 2 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Bitcoin has 5.29X more total transactions than Starknet

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1.25B txns
Starknet logo
236M txns

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Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 13 years before Starknet

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Jan 3, 2009
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Nov 16, 2021

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Bitcoin vs Starknet Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 3X higher than Starknet Nakamoto Coefficient

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3
Starknet logo
1

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Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 105X more miners than Starknet has validators

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105
Starknet logo
1

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Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.12K EH/s, while Starknet has no data

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1.12K EH/s
Starknet logo
—

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Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Starknet is Rollup (ZK)

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Proof of Work (PoW)
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Rollup (ZK)

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Governance

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

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Off-chain
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On-chain

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Bitcoin vs Starknet Developer Activity New

Developers

Bitcoin has 5.35X more developers than Starknet

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1,883
Starknet logo
352

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Repos

Bitcoin has 18.51% fewer repos than Starknet

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22
Starknet logo
27

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Commits

Bitcoin has 7.29X more commits than Starknet

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114,199
Starknet logo
15,660

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Stars

Bitcoin has 32X more stars than Starknet

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102,728
Starknet logo
3,183

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Watchers

Bitcoin has 44X more watchers than Starknet

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5,573
Starknet logo
128

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Starknet 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 Starknet

Starknet stands as a permissionless blockchain solution, functioning as a Validity-Rollup, often referred to as a zero-knowledge rollup (ZK rollup) for Ethereum. It's a Layer 2 (L2) platform that empowers dApps to achieve significant computational scalability while upholding Ethereum's inherent composability and security standards.

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