Cronos vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cronos TPS is 97.5% lower than Bitcoin TPS

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0.34 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
13.54 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cronos max TPS is 11X higher than Bitcoin max TPS

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141.7 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
13.2 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Cronos max theoretical TPS is 770X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS

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5,390 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Cronos transaction volume is 92.19% lower than Bitcoin transaction volume

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1.22K txns
Bitcoin logo
15.6K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Cronos block time is 99.84% shorter than Bitcoin block time

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446ms
Bitcoin logo
4m 48s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Cronos finality is 100% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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0s
Bitcoin logo
1h

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Type

Cronos and Bitcoin are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Cronos has 91.45% fewer total transactions than Bitcoin

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116M txns
Bitcoin logo
1.36B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Cronos was launched 13 years after Bitcoin

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Nov 8, 2021
Bitcoin logo
Jan 3, 2009

Data from Chainspect

Cronos vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cronos Nakamoto Coefficient is the same as Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Bitcoin logo
4

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Cronos has 27.53% fewer validators than Bitcoin has miners

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100
Bitcoin logo
138

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Cronos stake is $979.7M, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.26K EH/s

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$979.7M
Bitcoin logo
1.26K EH/s

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Cronos is PoS, while Bitcoin is PoW

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

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Governance

Cronos on-chain governance is better than Bitcoin off-chain governance

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On-chain
Bitcoin logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Cronos vs Bitcoin Developer Activity

Developers

Cronos has 66.59% fewer developers than Bitcoin

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660
Bitcoin logo
1,976

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Cronos has 84.07% fewer commits than Bitcoin

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19,368
Bitcoin logo
121,644

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Cronos has 1.26X more repos than Bitcoin

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29
Bitcoin logo
23

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Cronos has 98.92% fewer stars than Bitcoin

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1,150
Bitcoin logo
106,894

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Cronos has 97.54% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

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135
Bitcoin logo
5,510

Data from Chainspect

Cronos vs Bitcoin Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cronos chain revenue is 99.9% lower than Bitcoin chain revenue

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$171.9
Bitcoin logo
$178.6K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Cronos average transaction fee is 97.72% lower than Bitcoin average transaction fee

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$0.005548
Bitcoin logo
$0.2438

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Cronos market cap is 99.79% lower than Bitcoin market cap

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$3.111B
Bitcoin logo
$1.536T

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Cronos FDV is 99.56% lower than Bitcoin FDV

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$6.945B
Bitcoin logo
$1.61T

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Cronos Market Cap to FDV ratio is 53.04% lower than Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio

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44.79%
Bitcoin logo
95.40%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Cronos price is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin price

Cronos logo
$0.06945
Bitcoin logo
$76,670

Data from Chainspect

Cronos vs Bitcoin Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Cronos

Cronos emerges as an interoperable blockchain, streamlining the migration of applications and crypto assets from various chains while prioritizing low transaction costs, rapid throughput, and fast finalization times. It operates as an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chain, augmented with support for Inter-Blockchain Communications (IBC) networks based on the Cosmos SDK. This integration empowers developers to create and launch dApps atop the EVM infrastructure.

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.

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