Compare Concordium vs Bitcoin

Concordium vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Concordium TPS is 99.56% lower than Bitcoin TPS

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0.03 tx/s
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6.35 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Concordium max TPS is 4.9X higher than Bitcoin max TPS

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64.62 tx/s
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13.2 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Concordium max theoretical TPS is 286X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS

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2,000 tx/s
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7 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Concordium transaction volume is 99.56% lower than Bitcoin transaction volume

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100 txns
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22.8K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Concordium block time is 99.69% shorter than Bitcoin block time

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2s
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11m

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Finality

Concordium finality is 99.94% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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2s
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1h

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Type

Concordium 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

Concordium has 86.12% fewer total transactions than Bitcoin

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173M txns
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1.25B txns

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Launch Date

Concordium was launched 12 years after Bitcoin

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Jun 9, 2021
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Jan 3, 2009

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Concordium vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Concordium Nakamoto Coefficient is 2.33X higher than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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7
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3

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Validators/Miners

Concordium has 31.77% fewer validators than Bitcoin has miners

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73
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107

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Stake/Hashrate

Concordium stake is $123.9M, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.04K EH/s

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$123.9M
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1.04K EH/s

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Consensus Mechanism

Concordium 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

Concordium council governance is worse than Bitcoin off-chain governance

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Council
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Off-chain

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Concordium vs Bitcoin Developer Activity New

Developers

Concordium has 90.04% fewer developers than Bitcoin

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187
Bitcoin logo
1,879

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Repos

Concordium has 2.86X more repos than Bitcoin

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63
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22

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Commits

Concordium has 46.74% fewer commits than Bitcoin

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60,726
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114,035

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Stars

Concordium has 99.17% fewer stars than Bitcoin

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845
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102,647

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Watchers

Concordium has 95.31% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

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261
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5,572

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Concordium vs Bitcoin Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Concordium

Concordium is a public Layer 1 blockchain platform designed for security, privacy, and scalability. Concordium was among the first to mandate identity verification at the blockchain consensus level while integrating zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) for selective disclosure. Launched on Mainnet in 2021, it embeds encrypted identity into every transaction at the protocol level, enabling accountability while preserving user confidentiality.

Its native cryptocurrency, CCD, powers the ecosystem, facilitating transaction fees, staking, voting, node operator rewards, and serving as collateral in Concordium's DeFi landscape.

The newly appointed CEO and Executive Management team have revealed a focused strategic direction to double down on PayFi, enabling stablecoin issuers, financial institutions, and payment providers to accelerate real-world adoption. With stablecoin settlement volumes projected to reach $300 billion per day by 2025, Concordium delivers an enterprise-ready blockchain infrastructure uniquely suited for secure, programmable money solutions, as well as compliance as required by new regulatory frameworks.

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.

Blockchains Socials

Concordium Socials

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