Arbitrum vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 253X higher than Cardano TPS

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45.46 tx/s
Cardano logo
0.18 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 175X higher than Cardano max TPS

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2,036 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 338X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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6,095 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 253X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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164K txns
Cardano logo
647 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 98.8% shorter than Cardano block time

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0.25s
Cardano logo
20.93s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Arbitrum finality is 6.9X longer than Cardano finality

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13m 48s
Cardano logo
2m

Data from Chainspect

Type

Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain, while Cardano is a layer 1 blockchain

Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Arbitrum has 17X more total transactions than Cardano

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2B txns
Cardano logo
119M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 4 years after Cardano

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Aug 31, 2021
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 95.45% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
Cardano logo
22

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Arbitrum has 99.95% fewer validators than Cardano

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1
Cardano logo
2,151

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Cardano stake is $5.961B

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—
Cardano logo
$5.961B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Cardano is PoS

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Rollup (Optimistic)
Cardano logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Arbitrum and Cardano governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Cardano logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Arbitrum has 33.48% fewer developers than Cardano

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2,382
Cardano logo
3,581

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Arbitrum has 19.31% fewer commits than Cardano

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191,479
Cardano logo
237,304

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 32.29% fewer repos than Cardano

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130
Cardano logo
192

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Arbitrum has 8.79% fewer stars than Cardano

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10,693
Cardano logo
11,724

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 21.49% fewer watchers than Cardano

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1,611
Cardano logo
2,052

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Arbitrum chain revenue is 6.49X higher than Cardano chain revenue

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$13.48K
Cardano logo
$2.075K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Arbitrum average transaction fee is 96.34% lower than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.00332
Cardano logo
$0.09083

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Arbitrum market cap is 94.37% lower than Cardano market cap

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$565.8M
Cardano logo
$10.06B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Arbitrum FDV is 92.26% lower than Cardano FDV

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$971M
Cardano logo
$12.56B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio is 27.3% lower than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

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58.27%
Cardano logo
80.16%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Arbitrum price is 65.2% lower than Cardano price

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$0.0971
Cardano logo
$0.279

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

About Cardano

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.

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