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XRP Ledger Compare NEAR vs Bitcoin
Open in ChatGPTNEAR vs Bitcoin Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
NEAR TPS is 46.22% lower than Bitcoin TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
NEAR max TPS is 313X higher than Bitcoin max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
NEAR max theoretical TPS is 142,857X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
NEAR transaction volume is 1.01X higher than Bitcoin transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
NEAR block time is 99.8% shorter than Bitcoin block time
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Finality
NEAR finality is 99.98% shorter than Bitcoin finality
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Type
NEAR and Bitcoin are both layer 1 blockchains
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Total Transactions (All time)
NEAR has 3.87X more total transactions than Bitcoin
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Launch Date
NEAR was launched 11 years after Bitcoin
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NEAR vs Bitcoin Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 3X higher than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators/Miners
NEAR has 2.96X more validators than Bitcoin has miners
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Stake/Hashrate
NEAR stake is $1.097B, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.08K EH/s
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Consensus Mechanism
NEAR is PoS, while Bitcoin is PoW
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Governance
NEAR council governance is worse than Bitcoin off-chain governance
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NEAR vs Bitcoin Developer Activity
Developers
NEAR has 38.73% fewer developers than Bitcoin
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Commits
NEAR has 36.46% fewer commits than Bitcoin
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Repos
NEAR has 10X more repos than Bitcoin
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Stars
NEAR has 90.69% fewer stars than Bitcoin
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Watchers
NEAR has 78.3% fewer watchers than Bitcoin
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NEAR vs Bitcoin Financials New
Chain Revenue
NEAR chain revenue is 98.98% lower than Bitcoin chain revenue
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Average Transaction Fee
NEAR average transaction fee is 99.04% lower than Bitcoin average transaction fee
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Market Cap
NEAR market cap is 99.81% lower than Bitcoin market cap
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FDV
NEAR FDV is 99.81% lower than Bitcoin FDV
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Market Cap / FDV
NEAR Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.05X higher than Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio
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Price
NEAR price is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin price
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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.