Waterfall vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Waterfall TPS is 19.2% lower than Cardano TPS

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0.19 tx/s
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0.24 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Waterfall max TPS is 2,791X higher than Cardano max TPS

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32,434 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Waterfall max theoretical TPS is 2,312X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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41,666 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Waterfall transaction volume is 17.55% lower than Cardano transaction volume

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695 txns
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843 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Waterfall block time is 68.69% shorter than Cardano block time

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5.81s
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18.58s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Waterfall finality is 80% shorter than Cardano finality

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24s
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2m

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Type

Waterfall and Cardano 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)

Waterfall has 76.79% fewer total transactions than Cardano

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28M txns
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121M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Waterfall was launched 7 years after Cardano

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Jul 17, 2024
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Sep 27, 2017

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Waterfall vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Waterfall Nakamoto Coefficient is 95.45% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
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22

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Validators

Waterfall has 99.81% fewer validators than Cardano

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4
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2,154

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Stake

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano stake is $5.465B

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$5.465B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Waterfall and Cardano are both PoS

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

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Governance

Waterfall council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

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Waterfall vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Waterfall has 81.88% fewer developers than Cardano

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670
Cardano logo
3,699

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Waterfall has 94.46% fewer commits than Cardano

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15,651
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282,888

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Waterfall has 95.04% fewer repos than Cardano

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11
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222

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Stars

Waterfall has 99.97% fewer stars than Cardano

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3
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12,377

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Waterfall has 99.91% fewer watchers than Cardano

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2
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2,253

Data from Chainspect

Waterfall vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano chain revenue is $1.467K

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$1.467K

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Average Transaction Fee

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano average transaction fee is $0.07862

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Cardano logo
$0.07862

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano market cap is $9.073B

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Cardano logo
$9.073B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Waterfall FDV is 100% lower than Cardano FDV

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$0
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$11.28B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 80.47%

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Cardano logo
80.47%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano price is $0.2506

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$0.2506

Data from Chainspect

Waterfall vs Cardano 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 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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