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Bitcoin vs Ethereum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Bitcoin TPS is 1.02X higher than Ethereum TPS

21.09 tx/s

20.74 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Bitcoin max TPS is 82% lower than Ethereum max TPS

13.48 tx/s

74.91 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Bitcoin max theoretical TPS is 97.06% lower than Ethereum max theoretical TPS

7 tx/s

238.1 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Bitcoin transaction volume is 69.37% lower than Ethereum transaction volume

22.8K txns

74.4K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Bitcoin block time is 15X longer than Ethereum block time

11.96s

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Finality

Bitcoin finality is 4.69X longer than Ethereum finality

12m 48s

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Type

Bitcoin and Ethereum are both layer 1 blockchains

Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Bitcoin has 61.28% fewer total transactions than Ethereum

1.4B txns

3.62B txns

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Launch Date

Bitcoin was launched 7 years before Ethereum

Jan 3, 2009

Jul 30, 2015

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Bitcoin vs Ethereum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient is 4X higher than Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient

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Validators/Miners

Bitcoin has 99.98% fewer miners than Ethereum has validators

147

1,292,000

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Stake/Hashrate

Bitcoin hashrate is 1.04K EH/s, while Ethereum stake is $77.69B

1.04K EH/s

$77.69B

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Consensus Mechanism

Bitcoin is PoW, while Ethereum is PoS

Proof of Work (PoW)

Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Bitcoin and Ethereum governance are both off-chain

Off-chain

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Bitcoin vs Ethereum Developer Activity

Developers

Bitcoin has 81.86% fewer developers than Ethereum

1,998

11,018

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Commits

Bitcoin has 76.05% fewer commits than Ethereum

124,209

518,675

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Repos

Bitcoin has 94.72% fewer repos than Ethereum

436

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Stars

Bitcoin has 41.85% fewer stars than Ethereum

107,637

185,134

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Watchers

Bitcoin has 31.36% fewer watchers than Ethereum

5,573

8,120

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Bitcoin vs Ethereum Financials

Chain Revenue

Bitcoin chain revenue is 45.98% lower than Ethereum chain revenue

$186.9K

$346K

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Average Transaction Fee

Bitcoin average transaction fee is 1.45X higher than Ethereum average transaction fee

$0.2687

$0.1849

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Market Cap

Bitcoin market cap is 5.61X higher than Ethereum market cap

$1.276T

$227.3B

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FDV

Bitcoin FDV is 5.88X higher than Ethereum FDV

$1.336T

$227.3B

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Market Cap / FDV

Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio is 4.46% lower than Ethereum Market Cap to FDV ratio

95.53%

100.00%

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Price

Bitcoin price is 34X higher than Ethereum price

$63,600

$1,884

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Bitcoin vs Ethereum 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 Ethereum

Ethereum emerges as a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform empowering developers to craft and deploy smart contracts alongside dApps. Pioneering the smart contract concept, Ethereum enables self-executing agreements with terms directly encoded into its blockchain, eliminating the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Ethereum serves as a hub for the creation and exchange of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and various digital assets. Its intrinsic cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), facilitates network transactions and incentivizes miners to uphold network security. Ethereum's evolution to Ethereum 2.0 introduces a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, aiming to enhance scalability and energy efficiency.

Compare Bitcoin vs Ethereum

Bitcoin vs Ethereum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Max Theoretical TPS

Transaction Volume (1H)

Block Time (1H)

Finality

Type

Total Transactions (All time)

Launch Date

Bitcoin vs Ethereum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Validators/Miners

Stake/Hashrate

Consensus Mechanism

Governance

Bitcoin vs Ethereum Developer Activity

Developers

Commits

Repos

Stars

Watchers

Bitcoin vs Ethereum Financials

Chain Revenue

Average Transaction Fee

Market Cap

FDV

Market Cap / FDV

Price

Bitcoin vs Ethereum Real-time TPS Chart

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About Bitcoin

About Ethereum

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