Compare Arbitrum vs Waterfall
Arbitrum vs Waterfall Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
Arbitrum TPS is 117X higher than Waterfall TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
Arbitrum max TPS is 95.81% lower than Waterfall max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 3.99% lower than Waterfall max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
Arbitrum transaction volume is 117X higher than Waterfall transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
Arbitrum block time is 93.6% shorter than Waterfall block time
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Finality
Arbitrum finality is 35X longer than Waterfall finality
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Type
Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain, while Waterfall is a layer 1 blockchain
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Total Transactions
Arbitrum has 74X more total transactions than Waterfall
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Launch Date
Arbitrum was launched 3 years before Waterfall
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Arbitrum vs Waterfall Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 1, while Waterfall has no data
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Validators
Arbitrum has 99.99% fewer validators than Waterfall
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Stake
Arbitrum has no data, while Waterfall stake is $2.808M
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Consensus Mechanism
Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Waterfall is PoS
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Governance
Arbitrum on-chain governance is better than Waterfall council governance
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Arbitrum vs Waterfall Developer Activity New
Developers
Arbitrum has 178X more developers than Waterfall
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Repos
Arbitrum has 16X more repos than Waterfall
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Commits
Arbitrum has 778X more commits than Waterfall
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Stars
Arbitrum has 3,461X more stars than Waterfall
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Watchers
Arbitrum has 812X more watchers than Waterfall
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Arbitrum vs Waterfall 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 Waterfall
Waterfall is a highly scalable and decentralized BlockDAG EVM-compatible Layer 1 protocol. Low transaction fees and EVM compatibility make Waterfall the platform of choice for Dapps.