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.

Stellar

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).

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

Stellar vs. Bitcoin

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Is Stellar faster than Bitcoin?

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