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XRP Ledger Compare Moonbeam vs Cardano
Open in ChatGPTMoonbeam vs Cardano Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
Moonbeam TPS is 2.4% lower than Cardano TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
Moonbeam max TPS is 2.52X higher than Cardano max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 3.24X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
Moonbeam transaction volume is 1.51% lower than Cardano transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
Moonbeam block time is 68.49% shorter than Cardano block time
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Finality
Moonbeam finality is 75% shorter than Cardano finality
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Type
Moonbeam is a parachain, while Cardano is a layer 1 blockchain
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Total Transactions (All time)
Moonbeam has 23.94% fewer total transactions than Cardano
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Launch Date
Moonbeam was launched 4 years after Cardano
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Moonbeam vs Cardano Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 26.66% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
Moonbeam has 97.32% fewer validators than Cardano
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Stake
Moonbeam stake is 99.95% lower than Cardano stake
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Consensus Mechanism
Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Cardano is PoS
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Governance
Moonbeam and Cardano governance are both on-chain
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Moonbeam vs Cardano Developer Activity
Developers
Moonbeam has 94.02% fewer developers than Cardano
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Commits
Moonbeam has 94.88% fewer commits than Cardano
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Repos
Moonbeam has 86.22% fewer repos than Cardano
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Stars
Moonbeam has 88.66% fewer stars than Cardano
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Watchers
Moonbeam has 94.42% fewer watchers than Cardano
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Moonbeam vs Cardano Financials New
Chain Revenue
Moonbeam chain revenue is 98.29% lower than Cardano chain revenue
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Average Transaction Fee
Moonbeam average transaction fee is 97.95% lower than Cardano average transaction fee
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Market Cap
Moonbeam market cap is 99.82% lower than Cardano market cap
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FDV
Moonbeam FDV is 99.85% lower than Cardano FDV
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Market Cap / FDV
Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.18X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio
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Price
Moonbeam price is 94.65% lower than Cardano price
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Moonbeam vs Cardano 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 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.