Real-Time TPS
Cardano TPS is coming soon, while Avalanche TPS is 1.58 tx/s
Soon
1.58 tx/s
Max Recorded TPS
Cardano max TPS is coming soon, while Avalanche max TPS is 92.74 tx/s
Soon
92.74 tx/s
Block Time
Cardano block time is coming soon, while Avalanche block time is 2.07s
Soon
2.07s
Finality
Cardano finality is coming soon, while Avalanche finality is 0s
Soon
0s
Type
Cardano and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains
Layer 1 blockchain
Layer 1 blockchain
Governance Model
Cardano governance is coming soon, while Avalanche governance is on-chain
Soon
On-chain
Launch Date
Cardano was launched 3 years before Avalanche
Sep 27, 2017
Sep 21, 2020
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About Blockchains
What is Cardano?
Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.
What is Avalanche?
Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.