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Ethereum vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Ethereum TPS is 129X higher than Cardano TPS

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15.88 tx/s
Cardano logo
0.12 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Ethereum max TPS is 6.45X higher than Cardano max TPS

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74.91 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Ethereum max theoretical TPS is 13X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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238.1 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Ethereum transaction volume is 129X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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57K txns
Cardano logo
441 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Ethereum block time is 38.75% shorter than Cardano block time

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11.96s
Cardano logo
19.53s

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Finality

Ethereum finality is 6.4X longer than Cardano finality

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12m 48s
Cardano logo
2m

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Type

Ethereum and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Ethereum has 30X more total transactions than Cardano

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3.62B txns
Cardano logo
123M txns

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Launch Date

Ethereum was launched 2 years before Cardano

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Jul 30, 2015
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

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Ethereum vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient is 93.33% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

Ethereum logo
1
Cardano logo
15

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Validators

Ethereum has 621X more validators than Cardano

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1,295,000
Cardano logo
2,086

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Stake

Ethereum stake is 23X higher than Cardano stake

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$78.48B
Cardano logo
$3.454B

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Consensus Mechanism

Ethereum and Cardano are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Cardano logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Ethereum off-chain governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Off-chain
Cardano logo
On-chain

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Ethereum vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Ethereum has 2.94X more developers than Cardano

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11,065
Cardano logo
3,766

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Commits

Ethereum has 1.71X more commits than Cardano

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519,348
Cardano logo
303,209

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Repos

Ethereum has 1.93X more repos than Cardano

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437
Cardano logo
227

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Stars

Ethereum has 15X more stars than Cardano

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185,168
Cardano logo
12,568

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Watchers

Ethereum has 3.61X more watchers than Cardano

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8,126
Cardano logo
2,252

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Ethereum vs Cardano Financials

Chain Revenue

Ethereum chain revenue is 304X higher than Cardano chain revenue

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$332.7K
Cardano logo
$1.096K

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Average Transaction Fee

Ethereum average transaction fee is 3.82X higher than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.1919
Cardano logo
$0.0502

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Market Cap

Ethereum market cap is 39X higher than Cardano market cap

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$228.8B
Cardano logo
$5.901B

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FDV

Ethereum FDV is 31X higher than Cardano FDV

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$228.8B
Cardano logo
$7.274B

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Market Cap / FDV

Ethereum Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.23X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

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100.00%
Cardano logo
81.12%

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Price

Ethereum price is 11,728X higher than Cardano price

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$1,896
Cardano logo
$0.1616

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Ethereum vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Ethereum

Ethereum emerges as a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform empowering developers to craft and deploy smart contracts alongside dApps. Pioneering the smart contract concept, Ethereum enables self-executing agreements with terms directly encoded into its blockchain, eliminating the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Ethereum serves as a hub for the creation and exchange of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and various digital assets. Its intrinsic cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), facilitates network transactions and incentivizes miners to uphold network security. Ethereum's evolution to Ethereum 2.0 introduces a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, aiming to enhance scalability and energy efficiency.

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.

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