Cardano vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 1.81X higher than Waterfall TPS

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0.31 tx/s
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0.17 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 1.79X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

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1.09K txns
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607 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 2.91X longer than Waterfall block time

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21.56s
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7.4s

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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 (All time)

Cardano has 4.32X more total transactions than Waterfall

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121M txns
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27.9M 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 22X higher than Waterfall Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
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1

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Validators

Cardano has 539X more validators than Waterfall

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2,154
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4

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Stake

Cardano stake is $6.14B, while Waterfall has no data

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$6.14B
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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 5.51X more developers than Waterfall

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3,689
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670

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Commits

Cardano has 18X more commits than Waterfall

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279,222
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15,651

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Repos

Cardano has 20X more repos than Waterfall

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219
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11

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Stars

Cardano has 4,099X more stars than Waterfall

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12,297
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3

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Watchers

Cardano has 1,099X more watchers than Waterfall

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2,197
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2

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Cardano vs Waterfall Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is $2.29K, while Waterfall has no data

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$2.29K
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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is $0.08992, while Waterfall has no data

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$0.08992
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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is $10.16B, while Waterfall has no data

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$10.16B
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FDV

Cardano FDV is 100% higher than Waterfall FDV

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$12.64B
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$0

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 80.45%, while Waterfall has no data

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80.45%
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Price

Cardano price is $0.2808, while Waterfall has no data

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$0.2808
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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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