Cardano
Cardano Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
0.35 tx/s
0.31%Max TPS (100 blocks)
11.62 tx/s
Max Theor. TPS
18.02 tx/s
Transaction Volume (1H)
1.27K txns
Block Time (1H)
21.52s
Finality
2m
Type
Layer 1
Total Transactions
115M txns
Launch Date
Sep 27, 2017
Cardano Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
22
Validators
2,136
Stake
$14.77B
0.18%Consensus Mechanism
PoS
Governance
On-chain
Cardano Developer Activity New
Developers
3,517
Repos
180
Commits
226,411
0.05%Stars
11,570
0.03%Watchers
2,074
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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.
Token symbol:
ADA
Scalability Metrics:
Cardano TPS is 0.35 transactions per second
Cardano Max TPS is 11.62 transactions per second
Cardano Max Theoretical TPS is 18.02 transactions per second
Cardano transaction volume is 1,267 transactions
Cardano block time is 21.52s
Cardano finality is 2m
Cardano has 115,005,215 total transactions since its TGE
Cardano is a layer 1 blockchain
Cardano was launched on Sep 27, 2017 (8 years ago)
Decentralization Metrics:
Cardano nakamoto coefficient is 22
Cardano has 2,136 validators
Cardano stake is $14.77B
Cardano consensus mechanism is Proof of Stake (PoS)
Cardano governance is on-chain
Developer Activity Metrics:
Cardano has 3,517 developers
Cardano has 180 repos
Cardano has 226,411 commits
Cardano has 11,570 stars
Cardano has 2,074 watchers