Moonbeam vs Arbitrum

Moonbeam vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS

Chainspect

Moonbeam TPS is 97.03% lower than Arbitrum TPS

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1.06 tx/s
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35.73 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Moonbeam max TPS is 97.84% lower than Arbitrum max TPS

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29.3 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
1,358 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 99.85% lower than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

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58.4 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
40,000 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Moonbeam transaction volume is 97.03% lower than Arbitrum transaction volume

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3,816 txns
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128,612 txns

Block Time

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Moonbeam block time is 25X longer than Arbitrum block time

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6.12s
Arbitrum logo
0.25s

Finality

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Moonbeam finality is 96.37% shorter than Arbitrum finality

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30s
Arbitrum logo
13m 48s

Type

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Moonbeam is a parachain, while Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain

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Parachain
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Layer 2 blockchain

Launch Date

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Moonbeam was launched 4 months after Arbitrum

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Jan 11, 2022
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Aug 31, 2021

Moonbeam vs Arbitrum Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 174X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

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174
Arbitrum logo
1

Validators

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Moonbeam has 600X more validators than Arbitrum

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600
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1

Stake

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Moonbeam stake is $2.947B, while Arbitrum has no data

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$2.947B
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Consensus Mechanism

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Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

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Nominated Proof of Stake
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Rollup (Optimistic)

Governance

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Moonbeam and Arbitrum governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
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On-chain

Moonbeam vs Arbitrum Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

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