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

Stellar is a platform that aims to facilitate fast, affordable, and secure cross-asset transfers of value. It's built on a base layer that uses Lumens, the native asset of the Stellar network, as a bridge between any two currencies.

	Bitcoin	Stellar
Created by	Satoshi Nakamoto	Jed McCaleb
Native token	BTC	XLM
Consensus algorithm	PoW	PoS
Hashing algorithm	SHA-256	SCP
Supports EVM	No	No
TPS	5	200
Block time (secs)	600	5
Layer	1	1
Supports smart contracts	No	Yes
Average transaction fee	$5.0973	$8.5e-9
Staking rewards (APR)	0%	1%

Bitcoin vs. Stellar

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Is Bitcoin faster than Stellar?

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