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Cardano vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 97.68% lower than Bitcoin TPS

0.23 tx/s

9.78 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 11.94% lower than Bitcoin max TPS

11.62 tx/s

13.2 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

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

18.02 tx/s

7 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 96.45% lower than Bitcoin transaction volume

815 txns

23K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 94.98% shorter than Bitcoin block time

19.65s

6m 31s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 96.66% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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Type

Cardano and Bitcoin are both layer 1 blockchains

Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Cardano has 91.21% fewer total transactions than Bitcoin

122M txns

1.39B txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 9 years after Bitcoin

Sep 27, 2017

Jan 3, 2009

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Cardano vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 5X higher than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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Validators/Miners

Cardano has 14X more validators than Bitcoin has miners

2,088

145

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Stake/Hashrate

Cardano stake is $3.523B, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.07K EH/s

$3.523B

1.07K EH/s

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano is PoS, while Bitcoin is PoW

Proof of Stake (PoS)

Proof of Work (PoW)

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Governance

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

On-chain

Off-chain

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Cardano vs Bitcoin Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 1.88X more developers than Bitcoin

3,736

1,990

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Commits

Cardano has 2.33X more commits than Bitcoin

287,885

123,796

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Repos

Cardano has 9.78X more repos than Bitcoin

225

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Stars

Cardano has 88.47% fewer stars than Bitcoin

12,407

107,638

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Watchers

Cardano has 60.14% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

2,243

5,628

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Cardano vs Bitcoin Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 99.55% lower than Bitcoin chain revenue

$1.042K

$236.7K

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 88.36% lower than Bitcoin average transaction fee

$0.04935

$0.4239

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 99.53% lower than Bitcoin market cap

$5.991B

$1.293T

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 99.45% lower than Bitcoin FDV

$7.391B

$1.354T

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 15.12% lower than Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio

81.06%

95.51%

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Price

Cardano price is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin price

$0.1643

$64,460

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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.

Compare Cardano vs Bitcoin

Cardano vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Max Theoretical TPS

Transaction Volume (1H)

Block Time (1H)

Finality

Type

Total Transactions (All time)

Launch Date

Cardano vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Validators/Miners

Stake/Hashrate

Consensus Mechanism

Governance

Cardano vs Bitcoin Developer Activity

Developers

Commits

Repos

Stars

Watchers

Cardano vs Bitcoin Financials New

Chain Revenue

Average Transaction Fee

Market Cap

FDV

Market Cap / FDV

Price

Cardano vs Bitcoin Real-time TPS Chart

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