# BNB Chain vs NEAR

Side-by-side fundamentals for BNB Chain and NEAR tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | BNB Chain                 | NEAR                 |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 212.3 tx/s                | 8.79 tx/s            |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 3.25K tx/s                | 4.14K tx/s           |
| Theoretical TPS              | 6.35K tx/s                | 1M tx/s              |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 764K txns                 | 31.7K txns           |
| Block Time (1H)              | 450ms                     | 593ms                |
| Finality Time                | 650ms                     | 1.2s                 |
| Total Transactions           | 15.8B txns                | 5.47B txns           |
| Launch Date                  | Sep 1, 2020               | Apr 22, 2020         |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 7                         | 9                    |
| Validators/Miners            | 45                        | 343                  |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $15.2B                    | $2.02B               |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Staked Authority | Proof of Stake (PoS) |
| Governance                   | On-chain                  | Council              |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $446K                     | $4.28K               |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0255                   | $0.00413             |
| Price                        | $623.80                   | $3.39                |
| Market Cap                   | $82B                      | $4.45B               |
| FDV                          | $82B                      | $4.45B               |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 100.00%                   | 100.00%              |
| Developers                   | 4,086                     | 1,276                |
| Commits                      | 167,766                   | 82,368               |
| Repos                        | 150                       | 279                  |
| Stars                        | 14,420                    | 10,236               |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/bnb-chain-vs-near