Bitcoin vs Stellar Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 90.01% lower than Stellar TPS

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14.39 tx/s
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144.2 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 93.32% lower than Stellar max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
Stellar logo
197.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 99.65% lower than Stellar max theoretical TPS

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7 tx/s
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2,032 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 90.68% lower than Stellar transaction volume

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48.3K txns
Stellar logo
518K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 65X longer than Stellar block time

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6m 12s
Stellar logo
5.73s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 100% longer than Stellar finality

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1h
Stellar logo
0s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and Stellar are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Stellar logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 94.12% fewer total transactions than Stellar

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1.36B txns
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23.2B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 7 years before Stellar

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Jan 3, 2009
Stellar logo
Sep 30, 2015

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Stellar Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.33X higher than Stellar Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Stellar logo
3

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 1.52X more miners than Stellar has validators

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143
Stellar logo
94

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.15K EH/s, while Stellar has no data

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1.15K EH/s
Stellar logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Stellar is Stellar Consensus Protocol

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Proof of Work (PoW)
Stellar logo
Stellar Consensus Protocol

Data from Chainspect

Governance

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

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Off-chain
Stellar logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Stellar Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 2.81X more developers than Stellar

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1,976
Stellar logo
702

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 1.84X more commits than Stellar

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121,803
Stellar logo
66,028

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 82.17% fewer repos than Stellar

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23
Stellar logo
129

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 9.86X more stars than Stellar

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106,936
Stellar logo
10,842

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 2.87X more watchers than Stellar

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5,511
Stellar logo
1,917

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Stellar Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 215X higher than Stellar chain revenue

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$223.1K
Stellar logo
$1.036K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 4,604X higher than Stellar average transaction fee

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$0.3455
Stellar logo
$0.00007505

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 259X higher than Stellar market cap

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$1.491T
Stellar logo
$5.757B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 182X higher than Stellar FDV

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$1.563T
Stellar logo
$8.578B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.42X higher than Stellar Market Cap to FDV ratio

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95.41%
Stellar logo
67.11%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 433,859X higher than Stellar price

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$74,430
Stellar logo
$0.1716

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Stellar 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 Stellar

Stellar empowers builders to unlock human and economic potential. It combines a powerful, decentralized blockchain network with a global ecosystem of innovators to create opportunities as borderless as ideas. It offers the tools to make a difference in the real world through new digital asset products and services that enhance access to the global financial system.

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