Waterfall vs Starknet

Waterfall vs Starknet Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Waterfall TPS is 94.8% lower than Starknet TPS

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0.1 tx/s
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1.95 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Waterfall max TPS is 33X higher than Starknet max TPS

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12,693 tx/s
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381.6 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Waterfall max theoretical TPS is 13X higher than Starknet max theoretical TPS

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13,333 tx/s
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992 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Waterfall transaction volume is 94.8% lower than Starknet transaction volume

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365 txns
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7,025 txns

Block Time

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Waterfall block time is 1.7X longer than Starknet block time

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13.82s
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8.12s

Finality

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Waterfall finality is 99.69% shorter than Starknet finality

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24s
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2h

Type

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Waterfall is a layer 1 blockchain, while Starknet 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 Starknet

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Jul 17, 2024
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Nov 16, 2021

Waterfall vs Starknet Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Waterfall has no data, while Starknet Nakamoto Coefficient is 1

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1

Validators

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Waterfall has 63,474X more validators than Starknet

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63,470
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1

Stake

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Waterfall stake is $279K, while Starknet has no data

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$279K
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Consensus Mechanism

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Waterfall is PoS, while Starknet is Rollup (ZK)

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Rollup (ZK)

Governance

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Waterfall council governance is worse than Starknet on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

Waterfall vs Starknet 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 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.

Blockchains Socials

Waterfall Socials

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