Somnia Testnet vs Cardano

Somnia Testnet vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Somnia Testnet TPS is 88X higher than Cardano TPS

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33.68 tx/s
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0.38 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Somnia Testnet max TPS is 5,293X higher than Cardano max TPS

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61,500 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Somnia Testnet max theoretical TPS is 58,269X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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1,050,000 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Somnia Testnet transaction volume is 88X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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121,245 txns
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1,381 txns

Block Time

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Somnia Testnet block time is 99.52% shorter than Cardano block time

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0.1s
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20.96s

Finality

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Somnia Testnet finality is 100% shorter than Cardano finality

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0s
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2m

Type

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Somnia Testnet and Cardano 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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Somnia Testnet was launched 7 years after Cardano

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Feb 20, 2025
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Sep 27, 2017

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Nakamoto Coefficient

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Somnia Testnet has no data, while Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 25

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25

Validators

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Somnia Testnet has no data, while Cardano has 2,159 validators

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2,159

Stake

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Somnia Testnet has no data, while Cardano stake is $21.18B

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$21.18B

Consensus Mechanism

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Somnia Testnet and Cardano are both PoS

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

Governance

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Somnia Testnet council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

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About Blockchains

About Somnia Testnet

Somnia Testnet (Shannon) is the fastest and most efficient EVM Layer 1 blockchain ever, capable of processing over 1M+ transactions per second with sub-second finality. It is suitable for serving millions of users and building real-time mass-consumer applications like gaming, social applications, metaverses, NFTs, and more, all fully on-chain.

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.

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