Compare Somnia vs Bitcoin

Somnia vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Somnia TPS is 1.87X higher than Bitcoin TPS

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11.08 tx/s
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5.93 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Somnia max TPS is 10,203X higher than Bitcoin max TPS

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134,642 tx/s
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13.2 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Somnia max theoretical TPS is 150,000X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS

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1,050,000 tx/s
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7 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Somnia transaction volume is 1.87X higher than Bitcoin transaction volume

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39.9K txns
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21.4K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Somnia block time is 99.98% shorter than Bitcoin block time

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0.1s
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9m 53s

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Finality

Somnia finality is 100% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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0s
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1h

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Type

Somnia 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

Somnia has 32.74% fewer total transactions than Bitcoin

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840M txns
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1.25B txns

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Launch Date

Somnia was launched 17 years after Bitcoin

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Sep 2, 2025
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Jan 3, 2009

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Somnia vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.33X higher than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
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3

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Validators/Miners

Somnia has 65.71% fewer validators than Bitcoin has miners

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36
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105

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Stake/Hashrate

Somnia stake is $176M, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.12K EH/s

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$176M
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1.12K EH/s

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Consensus Mechanism

Somnia 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

Somnia council governance is worse than Bitcoin off-chain governance

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Council
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Off-chain

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Somnia vs Bitcoin Developer Activity New

Developers

Somnia has no data, while Bitcoin has 1,883 developers

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1,883

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Repos

Somnia has no data, while Bitcoin has 22 repos

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22

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Commits

Somnia has no data, while Bitcoin has 114,199 commits

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Bitcoin logo
114,199

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Stars

Somnia has no data, while Bitcoin has 102,728 stars

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Bitcoin logo
102,728

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Somnia has no data, while Bitcoin has 5,573 watchers

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5,573

Data from Chainspect

Somnia vs Bitcoin Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Somnia

Somnia is the fastest and most efficient EVM Layer 1 blockchain ever, capable of processing over 1M+ transactions per second with sub-second finality. It is suitable for serving millions of users and building real-time mass-consumer applications like gaming, social applications, metaverses, NFTs, and more, all fully on-chain.

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

Somnia Socials

Bitcoin Socials