Bitcoin vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 12X higher than Tezos TPS

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8.76 tx/s
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0.76 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 73.9% lower than Tezos max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
Tezos logo
50.58 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 99.31% lower than Tezos max theoretical TPS

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7 tx/s
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1,026 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 12X higher than Tezos transaction volume

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31.5K txns
Tezos logo
2.74K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 70X longer than Tezos block time

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7m 6s
Tezos logo
6.06s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 225X longer than Tezos finality

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1h
Tezos logo
16s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and Tezos are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Tezos logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 3.74X more total transactions than Tezos

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1.3B txns
Tezos logo
348M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 10 years before Tezos

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Jan 3, 2009
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Sep 17, 2018

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Tezos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 76.47% lower than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Tezos logo
17

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 50% fewer miners than Tezos has validators

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126
Tezos logo
252

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.05K EH/s, while Tezos stake is $273.7M

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1.05K EH/s
Tezos logo
$273.7M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Tezos 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 worse than Tezos on-chain governance

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Off-chain
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On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Tezos Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 4.83X more developers than Tezos

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1,922
Tezos logo
398

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 1.45X more commits than Tezos

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117,931
Tezos logo
81,133

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 52.17% fewer repos than Tezos

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22
Tezos logo
46

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 58X more stars than Tezos

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105,275
Tezos logo
1,824

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 15X more watchers than Tezos

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5,588
Tezos logo
376

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 4,592X higher than Tezos chain revenue

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$388.9K
Tezos logo
$84.69

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 1,565X higher than Tezos average transaction fee

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$0.9593
Tezos logo
$0.0006131

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 3,089X higher than Tezos market cap

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$1.409T
Tezos logo
$456M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 3,187X higher than Tezos FDV

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$1.48T
Tezos logo
$464.5M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio is 3.05% lower than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

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95.17%
Tezos logo
98.17%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 166,103X higher than Tezos price

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$70,490
Tezos logo
$0.4243

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Tezos 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 Tezos

Tezos is an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders.

Explore the full ecosystem here: Tezos Ecosystem

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