Compare Cardano vs Waterfall

Cardano vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 81.1% lower than Waterfall TPS

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0.48 tx/s
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2.54 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 99.96% lower than Waterfall max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
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32,434 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 99.95% lower than Waterfall max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
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41,666 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 81.1% lower than Waterfall transaction volume

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1.73K txns
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9.16K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 7.56X longer than Waterfall block time

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19.87s
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2.63s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 5X longer than Waterfall finality

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2m
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24s

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Type

Cardano and Waterfall are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Cardano has 5.13X more total transactions than Waterfall

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115M txns
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22.4M txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 7 years before Waterfall

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Sep 27, 2017
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Jul 17, 2024

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Cardano vs Waterfall Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 22, while Waterfall has no data

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22
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Validators

Cardano has 98.08% fewer validators than Waterfall

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2,136
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111,600

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Stake

Cardano stake is 8,353X higher than Waterfall stake

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$14.2B
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$1.699M

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and Waterfall are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Cardano on-chain governance is better than Waterfall council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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Cardano vs Waterfall Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 271X more developers than Waterfall

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3,524
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13

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Repos

Cardano has 23X more repos than Waterfall

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180
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8

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Commits

Cardano has 936X more commits than Waterfall

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226,623
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242

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Stars

Cardano has 3,858X more stars than Waterfall

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11,573
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3

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Watchers

Cardano has 1,037X more watchers than Waterfall

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2,074
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2

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Cardano vs Waterfall Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 89,183X higher than Waterfall chain revenue

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$6.307K
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$0.07071

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 192,314X higher than Waterfall average transaction fee

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$0.1907
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$0.0000009917

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Price

Cardano price is 1,490X higher than Waterfall price

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$0.5959
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$0.0003999

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is $21.37B, while Waterfall has no data

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$21.37B
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Cardano vs Waterfall Real-Time TPS Chart

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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 Waterfall

Waterfall is a highly scalable and decentralized BlockDAG EVM-compatible Layer 1 protocol. Low transaction fees and EVM compatibility make Waterfall the platform of choice for Dapps.

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