# BNB Chain vs Stellar

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

| Metric                       | BNB Chain                 | Stellar                    |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 195.4 tx/s                | 115.8 tx/s                 |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 3.25K tx/s                | 218.1 tx/s                 |
| Theoretical TPS              | 6.35K tx/s                | 3.35K tx/s                 |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 703K txns                 | 416K txns                  |
| Block Time (1H)              | 450ms                     | 4.99s                      |
| Finality Time                | 650ms                     | Instant                    |
| Total Transactions           | 15.7B txns                | 25B txns                   |
| Launch Date                  | Sep 1, 2020               | Sep 30, 2015               |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 7                         | 4                          |
| Validators/Miners            | 45                        | 103                        |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $16.8B                    | —                          |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Staked Authority | Stellar Consensus Protocol |
| Governance                   | On-chain                  | On-chain                   |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $394K                     | $603                       |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0237                   | $0.0₄545                   |
| Price                        | $695.57                   | $0.1528                    |
| Market Cap                   | $91.5B                    | $5.41B                     |
| FDV                          | $91.5B                    | $7.64B                     |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 100.00%                   | 70.73%                     |
| Developers                   | 4,115                     | 768                        |
| Commits                      | 170,219                   | 70,821                     |
| Repos                        | 160                       | 132                        |
| Stars                        | 14,765                    | 11,165                     |

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