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Here’s a quick summary comparing Solana and Bitcoin

  • Purpose: Digital currency for peer-to-peer transactions.
  • Launch Year: 2009 (by Satoshi Nakamoto).
  • Speed: ~7 transactions per second (TPS).
  • Fees: Often higher, especially during network congestion.

Solana

  • Purpose: Scalable blockchain for decentralized apps (dApps) and DeFi.
  • Launch Year: 2020 (by Anatoly Yakovenko).
  • Speed: Up to 65,000 TPS.
  • Fees: Very low, typically less than $0.01 per transaction.


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