Compare Cardano vs Waterfall

Cardano vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 1.39X higher than Waterfall TPS

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0.39 tx/s
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0.28 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 1.39X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

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1.41K txns
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1.01K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 4.03X longer than Waterfall block time

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19.49s
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4.84s

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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 5.27X more total transactions than Waterfall

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114M txns
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21.7M 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 25, while Waterfall has no data

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25
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—

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Validators

Cardano has 97.45% fewer validators than Waterfall

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2,159
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84,710

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Stake

Cardano stake is 7,882X higher than Waterfall stake

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$18.17B
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$2.305M

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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 New

Developers

Cardano has 269X more developers than Waterfall

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3,502
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13

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Repos

Cardano has 22X more repos than Waterfall

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178
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8

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Commits

Cardano has 927X more commits than Waterfall

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224,414
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242

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Stars

Cardano has 3,842X more stars than Waterfall

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11,526
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3

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Watchers

Cardano has 1,037X more watchers than Waterfall

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2,073
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2

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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.

Blockchains Socials

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