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Cardano vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 64.55% lower than Tezos TPS

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0.21 tx/s
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0.6 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 77.02% lower than Tezos max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
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50.58 tx/s

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Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 98.24% lower than Tezos max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
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1,026 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 65.54% lower than Tezos transaction volume

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738 txns
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2.14K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 3.4X longer than Tezos block time

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20.42s
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6.01s

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Finality Time

Cardano finality is 10X longer than Tezos finality

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2m
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12s

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Type

Cardano and Tezos are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Total Transactions (All time)

Cardano has 67% fewer total transactions than Tezos

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123M txns
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372M txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 1 year before Tezos

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Sep 27, 2017
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Cardano vs Tezos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.25X higher than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

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15
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12

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Validators

Cardano has 10X more validators than Tezos

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2,086
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199

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Stake

Cardano stake is 27X higher than Tezos stake

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$3.609B
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$132.4M

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and Tezos are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Governance

Cardano and Tezos governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
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Cardano vs Tezos Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 8.89X more developers than Tezos

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3,768
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424

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Commits

Cardano has 3.38X more commits than Tezos

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303,607
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89,801

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Repos

Cardano has 3.66X more repos than Tezos

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227
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62

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Stars

Cardano has 6.76X more stars than Tezos

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12,572
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1,860

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Watchers

Cardano has 5.97X more watchers than Tezos

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2,252
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377

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Cardano vs Tezos Financials

Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 29X higher than Tezos chain revenue

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$1.16K
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$40.27

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 218X higher than Tezos average transaction fee

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$0.05225
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$0.0002396

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 28X higher than Tezos market cap

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$6.17B
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$219.5M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 34X higher than Tezos FDV

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$7.606B
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$223.5M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 17.39% lower than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

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81.12%
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98.20%

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Price

Cardano price is 15.89% lower than Tezos price

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$0.169
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$0.201

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About Blockchains

About 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.

About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders.

Explore the full ecosystem here: Tezos Ecosystem

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