Waterfall vs Arbitrum

Waterfall vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Waterfall TPS is 99.24% lower than Arbitrum TPS

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0.21 tx/s
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27.43 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Waterfall max TPS is 11X higher than Arbitrum max TPS

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12,693 tx/s
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1,105 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Waterfall max theoretical TPS is 66.66% lower than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

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13,333 tx/s
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40,000 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Waterfall transaction volume is 99.24% lower than Arbitrum transaction volume

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744 txns
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98,751 txns

Block Time

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Waterfall block time is 24X longer than Arbitrum block time

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6.05s
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0.25s

Finality

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Waterfall finality is 97.1% shorter than Arbitrum finality

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24s
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13m 48s

Type

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

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 2 blockchain

Launch Date

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Waterfall was launched 3 years after Arbitrum

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Jul 17, 2024
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Aug 31, 2021

Waterfall vs Arbitrum Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Waterfall has no data, while Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 1

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1

Validators

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Waterfall has 53,711X more validators than Arbitrum

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53,710
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1

Stake

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Waterfall stake is 1.719B WATER, while Arbitrum has no data

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1.719B WATER
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Consensus Mechanism

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Waterfall is PoS, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Rollup (Optimistic)

Governance

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Waterfall council governance is worse than Arbitrum on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

Waterfall vs Arbitrum Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

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