Celo vs Waterfall

Celo vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Celo TPS is 70X higher than Waterfall TPS

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17.98 tx/s
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0.26 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Celo max TPS is 99.17% lower than Waterfall max TPS

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268.1 tx/s
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32,434 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Celo max theoretical TPS is 98.85% lower than Waterfall max theoretical TPS

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476.2 tx/s
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41,666 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Celo transaction volume is 70X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

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64.7K txns
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919 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Celo block time is 80.49% shorter than Waterfall block time

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1s
Waterfall logo
5.13s

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Finality

Celo finality is 62X longer than Waterfall finality

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24m 48s
Waterfall logo
24s

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Type

Celo is a layer 2 blockchain, while Waterfall is a layer 1 blockchain

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Layer 2 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Celo has 45X more total transactions than Waterfall

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966M txns
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21.6M txns

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Launch Date

Celo was launched 4 years before Waterfall

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Apr 22, 2020
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Jul 17, 2024

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Celo vs Waterfall Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Celo Nakamoto Coefficient is 1, while Waterfall has no data

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1
Waterfall logo
—

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Validators

Celo has 99.99% fewer validators than Waterfall

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1
Waterfall logo
79,010

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Stake

Celo has no data, while Waterfall stake is $788.9K

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—
Waterfall logo
$788.9K

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Consensus Mechanism

Celo is Rollup (Optimistic), while Waterfall is PoS

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Rollup (Optimistic)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Celo on-chain governance is better than Waterfall council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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Celo vs Waterfall Developer Activity New

Developers

Celo has 121X more developers than Waterfall

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1,570
Waterfall logo
13

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Repos

Celo has 22X more repos than Waterfall

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175
Waterfall logo
8

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Commits

Celo has 291X more commits than Waterfall

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70,476
Waterfall logo
242

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Stars

Celo has 973X more stars than Waterfall

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2,918
Waterfall logo
3

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Watchers

Celo has 816X more watchers than Waterfall

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1,631
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2

Data from Chainspect

Celo vs Waterfall Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Celo

Celo stands as a blockchain ecosystem with a mission to foster cryptocurrency adoption among smartphone users globally. Utilizing phone numbers as public keys, Celo aims to onboard billions of smartphone owners, including those lacking traditional banking access, into cryptocurrency transactions. The platform is engineered to offer a comprehensive range of stablecoins, decentralized identification solutions, and other resources, empowering both users and developers alike.

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

Celo Socials

Waterfall Socials