Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that works as a medium of exchange for goods and services. It was created in 2009 by a pseudonymous programmer named Satoshi Nakamoto (believed to be a Japanese man) as an alternative to other existing forms of currency, which are controlled by national governments and monetary authorities. Similar to cash, Bitcoin only exists digitally, but unlike cash it can be used to buy things electronically, like online goods or services. Bitcoin is made possible by a technology known as blockchain, which acts as the underlying infrastructure that makes facilitating transactions possible without the need of a third party (for example, banks).

Bitcoin

Cosmos is a blockchain network that connects other blockchains. The Cosmos network allows for the transfer of value and information between different blockchains, and even allows for cross-chain smart contracts to be executed.

	Bitcoin	Cosmos
Created by	Satoshi Nakamoto	Ethan Buchman and Jae Kwon
Native token	BTC	ATOM
Consensus algorithm	PoW	PoS
Hashing algorithm	SHA-256	SHA-256
Supports EVM	No	No
TPS	5	10000
Block time (secs)	600	1
Layer	1	0
Supports smart contracts	No	Yes
Average transaction fee	$5.0973	$0.01
Staking rewards (APR)	0%	25.4%

Bitcoin vs. Cosmos

Overview

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Comparison

Is Bitcoin faster than Cosmos?

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