Waterfall vs Moonbeam

Waterfall vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS

Chainspect

Waterfall TPS is 92.93% lower than Moonbeam TPS

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0.1 tx/s
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1.39 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Waterfall max TPS is 433X higher than Moonbeam max TPS

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12,693 tx/s
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29.3 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Waterfall max theoretical TPS is 228X higher than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS

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13,333 tx/s
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58.4 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Waterfall transaction volume is 92.93% lower than Moonbeam transaction volume

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354 txns
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5,008 txns

Block Time

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Waterfall block time is 2.31X longer than Moonbeam block time

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14.19s
Moonbeam logo
6.14s

Finality

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Waterfall finality is 19.99% shorter than Moonbeam finality

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24s
Moonbeam logo
30s

Type

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Waterfall is a layer 1 blockchain, while Moonbeam is a parachain

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Parachain

Launch Date

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Waterfall was launched 3 years after Moonbeam

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Jul 17, 2024
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

Waterfall vs Moonbeam Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Waterfall has no data, while Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 174

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Moonbeam logo
174

Validators

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Waterfall has 106X more validators than Moonbeam

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63,470
Moonbeam logo
600

Stake

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Waterfall stake is 99.99% lower than Moonbeam stake

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$279K
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$2.947B

Consensus Mechanism

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Waterfall is PoS, while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Nominated Proof of Stake

Governance

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Waterfall council governance is worse than Moonbeam on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

Waterfall vs Moonbeam 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 Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

Blockchains Socials

Waterfall Socials

Moonbeam Socials