Bitcoin vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 24X higher than Cardano TPS

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8.37 tx/s
Cardano logo
0.35 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 1.14X higher than Cardano max TPS

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13.2 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 61.15% lower than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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7 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 24X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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30.1K txns
Cardano logo
1.25K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 15X longer than Cardano block time

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5m 29s
Cardano logo
21.74s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Bitcoin finality is 30X longer than Cardano finality

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1h
Cardano logo
2m

Data from Chainspect

Type

Bitcoin and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 11X more total transactions than Cardano

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1.3B txns
Cardano logo
118M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 9 years before Cardano

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Jan 3, 2009
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 80.95% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Cardano logo
21

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 94.14% fewer miners than Cardano has validators

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126
Cardano logo
2,151

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.14K EH/s, while Cardano stake is $5.81B

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1.14K EH/s
Cardano logo
$5.81B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Cardano is PoS

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Proof of Work (PoW)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

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

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Off-chain
Cardano logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 46.16% fewer developers than Cardano

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1,922
Cardano logo
3,570

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 49.88% fewer commits than Cardano

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117,973
Cardano logo
235,403

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 88.29% fewer repos than Cardano

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22
Cardano logo
188

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 9X more stars than Cardano

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105,312
Cardano logo
11,703

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 2.71X more watchers than Cardano

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5,590
Cardano logo
2,064

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 46X higher than Cardano chain revenue

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$187K
Cardano logo
$4.091K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 3.84X higher than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.3566
Cardano logo
$0.09287

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 140X higher than Cardano market cap

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$1.385T
Cardano logo
$9.867B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 118X higher than Cardano FDV

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$1.456T
Cardano logo
$12.31B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.19X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

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95.17%
Cardano logo
80.13%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 253,320X higher than Cardano price

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$69,320
Cardano logo
$0.2736

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano 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 Cardano

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.

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