# BSV Blockchain vs Kusama

Side-by-side fundamentals for BSV Blockchain and Kusama tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | BSV Blockchain      | Kusama                   |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 1.82 tx/s           | 0 tx/s                   |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 1.98K tx/s          | 401.7 tx/s               |
| Theoretical TPS              | 31.8K tx/s          | 100K tx/s                |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 3.9K txns           | 0 txns                   |
| Block Time (1H)              | 3m 15s              | 6.16s                    |
| Finality Time                | 1h                  | 30s                      |
| Total Transactions           | 7.29B txns          | 50.7M txns               |
| Launch Date                  | Nov 15, 2018        | Nov 28, 2019             |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 1                   | 1                        |
| Validators/Miners            | 17                  | 700                      |
| Stake/Hashrate               | 0.169 EH/s          | $0                       |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Work (PoW) | Nominated Proof of Stake |
| Governance                   | Off-chain           | On-chain                 |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $10.6               | —                        |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0₄456            | —                        |
| Price                        | $15.68              | $3.02                    |
| Market Cap                   | $315M               | $57.9M                   |
| FDV                          | $329M               | $57.9M                   |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 95.76%              | 100.00%                  |
| Developers                   | 967                 | 9,130                    |
| Commits                      | 94,091              | 707,975                  |
| Repos                        | 239                 | 577                      |
| Stars                        | 1,794               | 35,651                   |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/bsv-vs-kusama