Compare Optimism vs Waterfall

Optimism TPS is 41X higher than Waterfall TPS

13.18 tx/s

0.32 tx/s

Optimism max TPS is 99.2% lower than Waterfall max TPS

256.6 tx/s

32,434 tx/s

Optimism max theoretical TPS is 98.28% lower than Waterfall max theoretical TPS

714.3 tx/s

41,666 tx/s

Optimism transaction volume is 41X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

47.4K txns

1.16K txns

Optimism block time is 40.6% shorter than Waterfall block time

2s

3.37s

Optimism finality is 42X longer than Waterfall finality

16m 48s

24s

Optimism is a layer 2 blockchain, while Waterfall is a layer 1 blockchain

Layer 2 blockchain

Layer 1 blockchain

Optimism has 41X more total transactions than Waterfall

1.14B txns

27.7M txns

Optimism was launched 3 years before Waterfall

Dec 16, 2021

Jul 17, 2024

Optimism Nakamoto Coefficient is the same as Waterfall Nakamoto Coefficient

1

1

Optimism has 75% fewer validators than Waterfall

1

4

Optimism and Waterfall have no data

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Optimism is Rollup (Optimistic), while Waterfall is PoS

Rollup (Optimistic)

Proof of Stake (PoS)

Optimism on-chain governance is better than Waterfall council governance

On-chain

Council

Optimism has 5.13X more developers than Waterfall

3,438

670

Optimism has 11X more commits than Waterfall

179,861

15,651

Optimism has 8.73X more repos than Waterfall

96

11

Optimism has 4,379X more stars than Waterfall

13,137

3

Optimism has 507X more watchers than Waterfall

1,014

2

Optimism chain revenue is $1.326K, while Waterfall has no data

$1.326K

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Optimism average transaction fee is $0.001116, while Waterfall has no data

$0.001116

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Optimism market cap is $258.9M, while Waterfall has no data

$258.9M

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Optimism FDV is 100% higher than Waterfall FDV

$517.1M

$0

Optimism Market Cap to FDV ratio is 50.06%, while Waterfall has no data

50.06%

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Optimism price is $0.1204, while Waterfall has no data

$0.1204

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