Moonbeam vs Kusama Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 100% higher than Kusama TPS

Moonbeam logo
0.93 tx/s
Kusama logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 92.7% lower than Kusama max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 99.94% lower than Kusama max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Kusama logo
100,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 100% higher than Kusama transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
3.35K txns
Kusama logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 0.51% shorter than Kusama block time

Moonbeam logo
6.16s
Kusama logo
6.2s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Moonbeam finality is the same as Kusama finality

Moonbeam logo
30s
Kusama logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Moonbeam is a parachain, while Kusama is a layer 1 blockchain

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Moonbeam has 1.81X more total transactions than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
91.9M txns
Kusama logo
50.7M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 2 years after Kusama

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Kusama Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 16X higher than Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
16
Kusama logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Moonbeam has 92.4% fewer validators than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
76
Kusama logo
1,000

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Moonbeam stake is 100% higher than Kusama stake

Moonbeam logo
$2.212M
Kusama logo
$0

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam and Kusama are both Nominated Proof of Stake

Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Kusama logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Moonbeam and Kusama governance are both on-chain

Moonbeam logo
On-chain
Kusama logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Kusama Developer Activity

Developers

Moonbeam has 97.54% fewer developers than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
222
Kusama logo
9,059

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Moonbeam has 97.9% fewer commits than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
14,687
Kusama logo
699,613

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 94.34% fewer repos than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
31
Kusama logo
548

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 96.04% fewer stars than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
1,405
Kusama logo
35,502

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 94.19% fewer watchers than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
125
Kusama logo
2,154

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Kusama Financials New

Chain Revenue

Moonbeam chain revenue is 100% higher than Kusama chain revenue

Moonbeam logo
$9.672
Kusama logo
$0

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Moonbeam average transaction fee is 100% higher than Kusama average transaction fee

Moonbeam logo
$0.0001077
Kusama logo
$0

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Moonbeam market cap is 83.83% lower than Kusama market cap

Moonbeam logo
$11.12M
Kusama logo
$68.8M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Moonbeam FDV is 83.04% lower than Kusama FDV

Moonbeam logo
$11.66M
Kusama logo
$68.8M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio is 4.63% lower than Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio

Moonbeam logo
95.37%
Kusama logo
100.00%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Moonbeam price is 99.74% lower than Kusama price

Moonbeam logo
$0.00943
Kusama logo
$3.744

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Kusama 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 Kusama

Kusama is a scalable multi-chain network for radical innovation and early stage Polkadot deployments. Expect Chaos. No promises.

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