Bitcoin vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 11X higher than Cardano TPS

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4.82 tx/s
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0.42 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
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18.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 11X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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17.4K txns
Cardano logo
1.52K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 39X longer than Cardano block time

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13m 56s
Cardano logo
21.39s

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

Bitcoin has 11X more total transactions than Cardano

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1.28B txns
Cardano logo
116M 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 81.81% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Cardano logo
22

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 94.07% fewer miners than Cardano has validators

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127
Cardano logo
2,145

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.18K EH/s, while Cardano stake is $9.052B

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1.18K EH/s
Cardano logo
$9.052B

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)

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Governance

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

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Off-chain
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On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 46.56% fewer developers than Cardano

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1,899
Cardano logo
3,554

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Bitcoin has 49.7% fewer commits than Cardano

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116,085
Cardano logo
230,791

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Bitcoin has 88.04% fewer repos than Cardano

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22
Cardano logo
184

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Bitcoin has 8.97X more stars than Cardano

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104,241
Cardano logo
11,615

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Bitcoin has 2.7X more watchers than Cardano

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5,580
Cardano logo
2,063

Data from Chainspect

Bitcoin vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 27X higher than Cardano chain revenue

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$246.1K
Cardano logo
$9.274K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 3.46X higher than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.5169
Cardano logo
$0.1495

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 122X higher than Cardano market cap

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$1.839T
Cardano logo
$15.11B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 102X higher than Cardano FDV

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$1.935T
Cardano logo
$18.93B

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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95.05%
Cardano logo
79.80%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Bitcoin price is 219,004X higher than Cardano price

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$92,150
Cardano logo
$0.4208

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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