Moonbeam vs Bitcoin Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 88.7% lower than Bitcoin TPS

Moonbeam logo
1.08 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
9.56 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 2.22X higher than Bitcoin max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
13.2 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 8.34X higher than Bitcoin max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Bitcoin logo
7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 88.33% lower than Bitcoin transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
3.88K txns
Bitcoin logo
33.3K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 98.58% shorter than Bitcoin block time

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6.16s
Bitcoin logo
7m 15s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Moonbeam finality is 99.16% shorter than Bitcoin finality

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30s
Bitcoin logo
1h

Data from Chainspect

Type

Moonbeam is a parachain, while Bitcoin is a layer 1 blockchain

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Bitcoin logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Moonbeam has 93.32% fewer total transactions than Bitcoin

Moonbeam logo
91.4M txns
Bitcoin logo
1.37B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 13 years after Bitcoin

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Bitcoin logo
Jan 3, 2009

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Bitcoin Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 4.25X higher than Bitcoin Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
17
Bitcoin logo
4

Data from Chainspect

Validators/Miners

Moonbeam has 46.85% fewer validators than Bitcoin has miners

Moonbeam logo
76
Bitcoin logo
143

Data from Chainspect

Stake/Hashrate

Moonbeam stake is $2.117M, while Bitcoin hashrate is 1.12K EH/s

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$2.117M
Bitcoin logo
1.12K EH/s

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Bitcoin is PoW

Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Bitcoin logo
Proof of Work (PoW)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

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

Moonbeam logo
On-chain
Bitcoin logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Bitcoin Developer Activity

Developers

Moonbeam has 88.79% fewer developers than Bitcoin

Moonbeam logo
222
Bitcoin logo
1,982

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Moonbeam has 87.99% fewer commits than Bitcoin

Moonbeam logo
14,683
Bitcoin logo
122,337

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 1.35X more repos than Bitcoin

Moonbeam logo
31
Bitcoin logo
23

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 98.68% fewer stars than Bitcoin

Moonbeam logo
1,406
Bitcoin logo
107,119

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 97.74% fewer watchers than Bitcoin

Moonbeam logo
125
Bitcoin logo
5,536

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Bitcoin Financials New

Chain Revenue

Moonbeam chain revenue is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin chain revenue

Moonbeam logo
$6.827
Bitcoin logo
$186.3K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Moonbeam average transaction fee is 99.97% lower than Bitcoin average transaction fee

Moonbeam logo
$0.00006625
Bitcoin logo
$0.3281

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Moonbeam market cap is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin market cap

Moonbeam logo
$10.41M
Bitcoin logo
$1.238T

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Moonbeam FDV is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin FDV

Moonbeam logo
$10.91M
Bitcoin logo
$1.298T

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio is 0.06% lower than Bitcoin Market Cap to FDV ratio

Moonbeam logo
95.37%
Bitcoin logo
95.43%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Moonbeam price is 99.99% lower than Bitcoin price

Moonbeam logo
$0.008834
Bitcoin logo
$61,790

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Bitcoin Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

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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