Arbitrum vs Kusama Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 100% higher than Kusama TPS

Arbitrum logo
32.29 tx/s
Kusama logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 5.07X higher than Kusama max TPS

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2,036 tx/s
Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 93.9% lower than Kusama max theoretical TPS

Arbitrum logo
6,095 tx/s
Kusama logo
100,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 100% higher than Kusama transaction volume

Arbitrum logo
116K txns
Kusama logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 95.98% shorter than Kusama block time

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0.25s
Kusama logo
6.22s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Arbitrum finality is 28X longer than Kusama finality

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13m 48s
Kusama logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

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

Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain
Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Arbitrum has 41X more total transactions than Kusama

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2.06B txns
Kusama logo
50.6M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 2 years after Kusama

Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021
Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Kusama Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is the same as Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum logo
1
Kusama logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Arbitrum has 99.9% fewer validators than Kusama

Arbitrum logo
1
Kusama logo
1,000

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Kusama stake is $0

Arbitrum logo
—
Kusama logo
$0

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Kusama is Nominated Proof of Stake

Arbitrum logo
Rollup (Optimistic)
Kusama logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Arbitrum and Kusama governance are both on-chain

Arbitrum logo
On-chain
Kusama logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Kusama Developer Activity

Developers

Arbitrum has 73.32% fewer developers than Kusama

Arbitrum logo
2,399
Kusama logo
8,992

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Arbitrum has 71.93% fewer commits than Kusama

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192,671
Kusama logo
686,635

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 73.27% fewer repos than Kusama

Arbitrum logo
132
Kusama logo
494

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Arbitrum has 69.32% fewer stars than Kusama

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10,739
Kusama logo
35,006

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 68.63% fewer watchers than Kusama

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1,590
Kusama logo
5,069

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Kusama Financials New

Chain Revenue

Arbitrum chain revenue is 3,219,030X higher than Kusama chain revenue

Arbitrum logo
$16.66K
Kusama logo
$0.005174

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Arbitrum average transaction fee is 1,083X higher than Kusama average transaction fee

Arbitrum logo
$0.009564
Kusama logo
$0.000008829

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Arbitrum market cap is 7.61X higher than Kusama market cap

Arbitrum logo
$655.1M
Kusama logo
$86.12M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Arbitrum FDV is 13X higher than Kusama FDV

Arbitrum logo
$1.084B
Kusama logo
$86.12M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio is 39.59% lower than Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio

Arbitrum logo
60.41%
Kusama logo
100.00%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Arbitrum price is 97.74% lower than Kusama price

Arbitrum logo
$0.1084
Kusama logo
$4.814

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Kusama 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 Kusama

Kusama is a scalable multi-chain network for radical innovation and early stage Polkadot deployments. Expect Chaos. No promises.

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