Cardano vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 1.12X higher than Waterfall TPS

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0.43 tx/s
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0.38 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 1.12X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

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1.53K txns
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1.36K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 6.56X longer than Waterfall block time

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19.52s
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2.98s

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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 4.89X more total transactions than Waterfall

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117M txns
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23.8M 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 98.16% fewer validators than Waterfall

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2,145
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117,100

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Stake

Cardano stake is 15,033X higher than Waterfall stake

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$8.763B
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$582.9K

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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 273X more developers than Waterfall

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3,554
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13

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Commits

Cardano has 954X more commits than Waterfall

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230,865
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242

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Repos

Cardano has 23X more repos than Waterfall

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184
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8

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Stars

Cardano has 3,874X more stars than Waterfall

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11,623
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3

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Watchers

Cardano has 1,029X more watchers than Waterfall

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2,058
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2

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Cardano vs Waterfall Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 1,235,998X higher than Waterfall chain revenue

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$5.926K
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$0.004794

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 985,300X higher than Waterfall average transaction fee

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$0.143
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$0.0000001452

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is $14.74B, while Waterfall has no data

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$14.74B
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—

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 4,604X higher than Waterfall FDV

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$18.48B
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$4.013M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 79.80%, while Waterfall has no data

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79.80%
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—

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Price

Cardano price is 2,645X higher than Waterfall price

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$0.4106
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$0.0001552

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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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