Compare NEAR vs Bitcoin

NEAR vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

NEAR TPS is 6.69X higher than Bitcoin TPS

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52.7 tx/s
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7.88 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

NEAR max TPS is 313X higher than Bitcoin max TPS

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4,135 tx/s
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13.2 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

NEAR max theoretical TPS is 2,286X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS

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16,000 tx/s
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7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

NEAR transaction volume is 6.69X higher than Bitcoin transaction volume

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190K txns
Bitcoin logo
28.4K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

NEAR block time is 99.84% shorter than Bitcoin block time

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0.61s
Bitcoin logo
6m 26s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

NEAR finality is 99.98% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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0.6s
Bitcoin logo
1h

Data from Chainspect

Type

NEAR and Bitcoin are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

NEAR has 3.71X more total transactions than Bitcoin

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4.64B txns
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1.25B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

NEAR was launched 11 years after Bitcoin

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Apr 22, 2020
Bitcoin logo
Jan 3, 2009

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NEAR vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 3X higher than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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9
Bitcoin logo
3

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

NEAR has 3.14X more validators than Bitcoin has miners

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327
Bitcoin logo
104

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

NEAR stake is $1.732B, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.01K EH/s

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$1.732B
Bitcoin logo
1.01K EH/s

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Consensus Mechanism

NEAR 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

NEAR council governance is worse than Bitcoin off-chain governance

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Council
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Off-chain

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NEAR vs Bitcoin Developer Activity New

Developers

NEAR has 38.55% fewer developers than Bitcoin

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1,157
Bitcoin logo
1,883

Data from Chainspect

Repos

NEAR has 9.59X more repos than Bitcoin

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211
Bitcoin logo
22

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Commits

NEAR has 35.63% fewer commits than Bitcoin

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73,503
Bitcoin logo
114,193

Data from Chainspect

Stars

NEAR has 90.63% fewer stars than Bitcoin

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9,614
Bitcoin logo
102,699

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

NEAR has 75.57% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

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1,361
Bitcoin logo
5,573

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Bitcoin Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all 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.

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NEAR Socials

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