Cardano vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 95.78% lower than Bitcoin TPS

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0.26 tx/s
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6.11 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 11.94% lower than Bitcoin max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
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13.2 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 2.57X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
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7 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 95.78% lower than Bitcoin transaction volume

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928 txns
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22K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 96.11% shorter than Bitcoin block time

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21.89s
Bitcoin logo
9m 23s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 96.66% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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2m
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1h

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Type

Cardano and Bitcoin 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 (All time)

Cardano has 90.94% fewer total transactions than Bitcoin

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119M txns
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1.32B txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 9 years after Bitcoin

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Sep 27, 2017
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Jan 3, 2009

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Cardano vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 7.33X higher than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
Bitcoin logo
3

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Validators/Miners

Cardano has 17X more validators than Bitcoin has miners

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2,152
Bitcoin logo
124

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Stake/Hashrate

Cardano stake is $5.511B, while Bitcoin hashrate is 981 EH/s

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$5.511B
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981 EH/s

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano is PoS, while Bitcoin is PoW

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Work (PoW)

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Governance

Cardano on-chain governance is better than Bitcoin off-chain governance

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On-chain
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Off-chain

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Cardano vs Bitcoin Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 1.89X more developers than Bitcoin

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3,647
Bitcoin logo
1,934

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Commits

Cardano has 2.28X more commits than Bitcoin

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271,623
Bitcoin logo
119,097

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Repos

Cardano has 9.35X more repos than Bitcoin

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215
Bitcoin logo
23

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Stars

Cardano has 88.39% fewer stars than Bitcoin

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12,285
Bitcoin logo
105,851

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Watchers

Cardano has 59.24% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

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2,284
Bitcoin logo
5,604

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Cardano vs Bitcoin Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 98.89% lower than Bitcoin chain revenue

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$1.664K
Bitcoin logo
$150K

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 76.79% lower than Bitcoin average transaction fee

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$0.08117
Bitcoin logo
$0.3497

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 99.33% lower than Bitcoin market cap

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$9.245B
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$1.381T

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 99.2% lower than Bitcoin FDV

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$11.53B
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$1.45T

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 15.8% lower than Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio

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80.19%
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95.24%

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Price

Cardano price is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin price

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$0.2562
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$69,030

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Cardano vs Bitcoin Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Cardano

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.

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.

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