Sonic vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Sonic TPS is 4.38X higher than Waterfall TPS

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1.36 tx/s
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0.31 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Sonic max TPS is 96.48% lower than Waterfall max TPS

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1,139 tx/s
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32,434 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Sonic max theoretical TPS is 9.52X higher than Waterfall max theoretical TPS

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396,825 tx/s
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41,666 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Sonic transaction volume is 4.38X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

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4.89K txns
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1.12K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Sonic block time is 64.97% shorter than Waterfall block time

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1.23s
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3.51s

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Finality

Sonic finality is 100% shorter than Waterfall finality

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0s
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24s

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Type

Sonic and Waterfall are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Sonic has 7.01X more total transactions than Waterfall

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180M txns
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25.7M txns

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Launch Date

Sonic was launched 5 months after Waterfall

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Dec 1, 2024
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Jul 17, 2024

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Sonic vs Waterfall Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Sonic Nakamoto Coefficient is 5, while Waterfall has no data

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5
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—

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Validators

Sonic has 99.96% fewer validators than Waterfall

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40
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127,700

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Stake

Sonic stake is 44X higher than Waterfall stake

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$54.05M
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$1.228M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Sonic and Waterfall are both PoS

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

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Governance

Sonic on-chain governance is better than Waterfall council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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Sonic vs Waterfall Developer Activity

Developers

Sonic has 7.92X more developers than Waterfall

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103
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13

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Commits

Sonic has 59X more commits than Waterfall

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14,160
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242

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Repos

Sonic has 1.75X more repos than Waterfall

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14
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8

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Stars

Sonic has 29X more stars than Waterfall

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86
Waterfall logo
3

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Watchers

Sonic has 42X more watchers than Waterfall

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83
Waterfall logo
2

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Sonic vs Waterfall Financials New

Chain Revenue

Sonic chain revenue is 7,852X higher than Waterfall chain revenue

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$134.1
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$0.01708

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Average Transaction Fee

Sonic average transaction fee is 1,600X higher than Waterfall average transaction fee

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$0.0009289
Waterfall logo
$0.0000005807

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Sonic market cap is $125.8M, while Waterfall has no data

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$125.8M
Waterfall logo
—

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FDV

Sonic FDV is 18X higher than Waterfall FDV

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$140.7M
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$7.767M

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Market Cap / FDV

Sonic Market Cap to FDV ratio is 89.37%, while Waterfall has no data

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89.37%
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—

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Price

Sonic price is 145X higher than Waterfall price

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$0.04367
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$0.0003004

Data from Chainspect

Sonic vs Waterfall Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Sonic

Sonic is the highest-performing EVM layer-1 blockchain, combining speed, incentives, and world-class infrastructure, powering the next generation of DeFi applications. The chain provides 400,000 TPS and sub-second finality.

By combining a novel consensus mechanism with full EVM compatibility, Sonic delivers unparalleled speed, security, and scalability. The S token is Sonic's native token, used for paying transaction fees, staking, running validators, and participating in governance.

About Waterfall

Waterfall is a highly scalable and decentralized BlockDAG EVM-compatible Layer 1 protocol. Low transaction fees and EVM compatibility make Waterfall the platform of choice for Dapps.

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