Kaia vs Waterfall

Kaia vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Kaia TPS is 12X higher than Waterfall TPS

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4.54 tx/s
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0.37 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Kaia max TPS is 75.24% lower than Waterfall max TPS

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3,142 tx/s
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12,693 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Kaia max theoretical TPS is 2.17X higher than Waterfall max theoretical TPS

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28,922 tx/s
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13,333 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Kaia transaction volume is 12X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

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16,335 txns
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1,349 txns

Block Time

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Kaia block time is 66.77% shorter than Waterfall block time

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1s
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3.03s

Finality

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Kaia finality is 100% shorter than Waterfall finality

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0s
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24s

Type

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Kaia and Waterfall are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Kaia was launched 5 years before Waterfall

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Jun 27, 2019
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Jul 17, 2024

Kaia vs Waterfall Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Kaia Nakamoto Coefficient is 2, while Waterfall has no data

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2
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Validators

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Kaia has 99.93% fewer validators than Waterfall

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42
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64,910

Stake

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Kaia stake is 986X higher than Waterfall stake

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$378.3M
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$383.6K

Consensus Mechanism

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Kaia and Waterfall are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

Governance

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Kaia and Waterfall governance are both council

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Council
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Council

Kaia vs Waterfall Developer Activity New

Developers

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Kaia has 101X more developers than Waterfall

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1,310
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13

Repos

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Kaia has 6.13X more repos than Waterfall

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49
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8

Commits

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Kaia has 199X more commits than Waterfall

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48,271
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242

Stars

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Kaia has 64X more stars than Waterfall

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192
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3

Watchers

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Kaia has 50X more watchers than Waterfall

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100
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2

Kaia vs Waterfall Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Kaia

Kaia (ex. Klaytn), an open-source public blockchain created by South Korean internet giant Kakao, prioritizes the metaverse, gaming, and the creator economy. Tailored for the evolving on-chain landscape, Kaia underscores enterprise-grade reliability through its optimized, Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT)-based blockchain. Kaia's mission is to decrease the operational costs of blockchain applications, enhance accessibility for end-users, and streamline technology adoption across industries.

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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