Arbitrum vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 63X higher than Cardano TPS

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33.96 tx/s
Cardano logo
0.54 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 121X higher than Cardano max TPS

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1,402 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 338X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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6,095 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 63X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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122K txns
Cardano logo
1.96K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 98.78% shorter than Cardano block time

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0.25s
Cardano logo
20.59s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Arbitrum finality is 6.9X longer than Cardano finality

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13m 48s
Cardano logo
2m

Data from Chainspect

Type

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

Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions

Arbitrum has 15X more total transactions than Cardano

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1.78B txns
Cardano logo
117M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 4 years after Cardano

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Aug 31, 2021
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 95.45% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
Cardano logo
22

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Arbitrum has 99.95% fewer validators than Cardano

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1
Cardano logo
2,145

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Cardano stake is $9.052B

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—
Cardano logo
$9.052B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Cardano is PoS

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Rollup (Optimistic)
Cardano logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Arbitrum and Cardano governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Cardano logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Arbitrum has 33.31% fewer developers than Cardano

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2,370
Cardano logo
3,554

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Arbitrum has 17.83% fewer commits than Cardano

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189,698
Cardano logo
230,865

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 29.89% fewer repos than Cardano

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129
Cardano logo
184

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Arbitrum has 9.24% fewer stars than Cardano

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10,549
Cardano logo
11,623

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 21.52% fewer watchers than Cardano

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1,615
Cardano logo
2,058

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Arbitrum chain revenue is 2.13X higher than Cardano chain revenue

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$19.76K
Cardano logo
$9.274K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Arbitrum average transaction fee is 96.3% lower than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.005517
Cardano logo
$0.1495

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Arbitrum market cap is 92.16% lower than Cardano market cap

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$1.183B
Cardano logo
$15.11B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Arbitrum FDV is 88.87% lower than Cardano FDV

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$2.106B
Cardano logo
$18.93B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio is 29.59% lower than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

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56.18%
Cardano logo
79.80%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Arbitrum price is 49.94% lower than Cardano price

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$0.2106
Cardano logo
$0.4208

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

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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