Bitcoin vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 47.22% lower than Avalanche TPS

Bitcoin logo
16.32 tx/s
Avalanche logo
30.92 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 94.53% lower than Avalanche max TPS

Bitcoin logo
13.2 tx/s
Avalanche logo
241.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 99.41% lower than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

Bitcoin logo
7 tx/s
Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 57.16% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

Bitcoin logo
47.7K txns
Avalanche logo
111K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 313X longer than Avalanche block time

Bitcoin logo
5m 24s
Avalanche logo
1.04s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 1,800X longer than Avalanche finality

Bitcoin logo
1h
Avalanche logo
2s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains

Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 1.02X more total transactions than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
1.37B txns
Avalanche logo
1.35B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 12 years before Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
Jan 3, 2009
Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 85.18% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin logo
4
Avalanche logo
27

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 78.84% fewer miners than Avalanche has validators

Bitcoin logo
143
Avalanche logo
676

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.12K EH/s, while Avalanche stake is $1.447B

Bitcoin logo
1.12K EH/s
Avalanche logo
$1.447B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Avalanche is PoS

Bitcoin logo
Proof of Work (PoW)
Avalanche logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Bitcoin off-chain governance is worse than Avalanche on-chain governance

Bitcoin logo
Off-chain
Avalanche logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 2.4X more developers than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
1,982
Avalanche logo
826

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 1.53X more commits than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
122,337
Avalanche logo
79,873

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 80% fewer repos than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
23
Avalanche logo
115

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 16X more stars than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
107,119
Avalanche logo
6,789

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 6.04X more watchers than Avalanche

Bitcoin logo
5,536
Avalanche logo
916

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 77X higher than Avalanche chain revenue

Bitcoin logo
$186.3K
Avalanche logo
$2.408K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 383X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

Bitcoin logo
$0.3281
Avalanche logo
$0.0008576

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 446X higher than Avalanche market cap

Bitcoin logo
$1.238T
Avalanche logo
$2.774B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 282X higher than Avalanche FDV

Bitcoin logo
$1.298T
Avalanche logo
$4.598B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.58X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

Bitcoin logo
95.43%
Avalanche logo
60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 9,619X higher than Avalanche price

Bitcoin logo
$61,790
Avalanche logo
$6.424

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Avalanche Real-time TPS Chart

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About 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.

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

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