Real-Time TPS
Stellar TPS is 161 tx/s, while Cardano TPS is coming soon
161 tx/s
Soon
Max Recorded TPS
Stellar max TPS is 176 tx/s, while Cardano max TPS is coming soon
176 tx/s
Soon
Block Time
Stellar block time is 5.96s, while Cardano block time is coming soon
5.96s
Soon
Finality
Stellar finality is 6s, while Cardano finality is coming soon
6s
Soon
Type
Stellar and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains
Layer 1 blockchain
Layer 1 blockchain
Governance Model
Stellar governance is on-chain, while Cardano governance is coming soon
On-chain
Soon
Launch Date
Stellar was launched 3 years before Cardano
Jul 31, 2014
Sep 27, 2017
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About Blockchains
What is Stellar?
Stellar empowers builders to unlock human and economic potential. It combines a powerful, decentralized blockchain network with a global ecosystem of innovators to create opportunities as borderless as ideas. It offers the tools to make a difference in the real world through new digital asset products and services that enhance access to the global financial system.
What is 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.