Starknet vs Waterfall

Starknet vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Starknet TPS is 18X higher than Waterfall TPS

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4.68 tx/s
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0.26 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Starknet max TPS is 98.82% lower than Waterfall max TPS

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381.6 tx/s
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32,434 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Starknet max theoretical TPS is 97.61% lower than Waterfall max theoretical TPS

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992 tx/s
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41,666 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Starknet transaction volume is 18X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

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16.8K txns
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919 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Starknet block time is 45.61% shorter than Waterfall block time

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2.79s
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5.13s

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Finality

Starknet finality is 332X longer than Waterfall finality

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2h
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24s

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Type

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

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Layer 2 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Starknet has 11X more total transactions than Waterfall

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234M txns
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21.6M txns

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Launch Date

Starknet was launched 3 years before Waterfall

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Nov 16, 2021
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Jul 17, 2024

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Starknet vs Waterfall Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Starknet Nakamoto Coefficient is 1, while Waterfall has no data

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1
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—

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Validators

Starknet has 99.99% fewer validators than Waterfall

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1
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79,010

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Stake

Starknet has no data, while Waterfall stake is $788.9K

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$788.9K

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Consensus Mechanism

Starknet is Rollup (ZK), while Waterfall is PoS

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Rollup (ZK)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Starknet on-chain governance is better than Waterfall council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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Starknet vs Waterfall Developer Activity New

Developers

Starknet has 27X more developers than Waterfall

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351
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13

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Repos

Starknet has 3.38X more repos than Waterfall

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27
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8

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Commits

Starknet has 65X more commits than Waterfall

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15,648
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242

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Stars

Starknet has 1,059X more stars than Waterfall

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3,176
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3

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Watchers

Starknet has 75X more watchers than Waterfall

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150
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2

Data from Chainspect

Starknet vs Waterfall Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Starknet

Starknet stands as a permissionless blockchain solution, functioning as a Validity-Rollup, often referred to as a zero-knowledge rollup (ZK rollup) for Ethereum. It's a Layer 2 (L2) platform that empowers dApps to achieve significant computational scalability while upholding Ethereum's inherent composability and security standards.

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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