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XRP Ledger Compare ICP vs Cardano
Open in ChatGPTICP vs Cardano Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
ICP TPS is 5,791X higher than Cardano TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
ICP max TPS is 2,205X higher than Cardano max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
ICP max theoretical TPS is 11,638X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
ICP transaction volume is 5,791X higher than Cardano transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
ICP block time is 97.57% shorter than Cardano block time
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Finality
ICP finality is 100% shorter than Cardano finality
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Type
ICP and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains
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Total Transactions (All time)
ICP has 2,406X more total transactions than Cardano
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Launch Date
ICP was launched 4 years after Cardano
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ICP vs Cardano Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
ICP Nakamoto Coefficient is 50% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
ICP has 68.79% fewer validators than Cardano
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Stake
ICP stake is 83.24% lower than Cardano stake
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Consensus Mechanism
ICP is Proof of Useful Work, while Cardano is PoS
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Governance
ICP and Cardano governance are both on-chain
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ICP vs Cardano Developer Activity
Developers
ICP has 78.89% fewer developers than Cardano
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Commits
ICP has 58.85% fewer commits than Cardano
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Repos
ICP has 20.88% fewer repos than Cardano
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Stars
ICP has 32.29% fewer stars than Cardano
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Watchers
ICP has 23.55% fewer watchers than Cardano
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ICP vs Cardano Financials New
Chain Revenue
ICP chain revenue is 11X higher than Cardano chain revenue
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Average Transaction Fee
ICP average transaction fee is 99.78% lower than Cardano average transaction fee
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Market Cap
ICP market cap is 77.22% lower than Cardano market cap
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FDV
ICP FDV is 81.57% lower than Cardano FDV
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Market Cap / FDV
ICP Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.24X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio
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Price
ICP price is 15X higher than Cardano price
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ICP vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart
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About Blockchains
About ICP
The Internet Computer is a decentralized cloud blockchain that pursues the $1+ trillion cloud market — hosting apps, websites and enterprise systems, fully onchain, where they benefit from extraordinary security and resilience, can do multi-chain token processing, and can be administered in a decentralized way for safety.
A core purpose is “self-writing cloud”, where AI creates apps for mass market users, which are sophisticated and secure, in response to instructions they provide over chat.
The ICP token is burned powering onchain apps, and is a cryptocurrency used in network governance staking.
It’s easy to try — use AI to create onchain apps (e.g. caffeine.ai) or use an online IDE to write serverless code yourself (e.g. icp.ninja)!
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.