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Arbitrum vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 116X higher than Polkadot TPS

16.42 tx/s

0.14 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 4.4X higher than Polkadot max TPS

2,036 tx/s

462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 6.1X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

6,095 tx/s

1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 116X higher than Polkadot transaction volume

59.1K txns

509 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 95.82% shorter than Polkadot block time

250ms

5.99s

Data from Chainspect

Finality Time

Arbitrum finality is 28X longer than Polkadot finality

13m 48s

30s

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Type

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

Layer 2 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Arbitrum has 50X more total transactions than Polkadot

2.29B txns

46M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 1 year after Polkadot

Aug 31, 2021

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Arbitrum vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 99.41% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

171

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Arbitrum has 99.83% fewer validators than Polkadot

600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Polkadot stake is $683.6M

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$683.6M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

Rollup (Optimistic)

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Governance

Arbitrum and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

On-chain

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Arbitrum vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Arbitrum has 72.89% fewer developers than Polkadot

2,459

9,073

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Arbitrum has 71.44% fewer commits than Polkadot

200,156

700,971

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 75.95% fewer repos than Polkadot

132

549

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Stars

Arbitrum has 69.62% fewer stars than Polkadot

10,801

35,563

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 31.78% fewer watchers than Polkadot

1,485

2,177

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Polkadot Financials

Revenue

Arbitrum chain revenue is 284,503X higher than Polkadot chain revenue

$11.65K

$0.04093

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Arbitrum average transaction fee is 37.45% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee

$0.008533

$0.01364

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Arbitrum market cap is 60.71% lower than Polkadot market cap

$511.5M

$1.302B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Arbitrum FDV is 52.03% lower than Polkadot FDV

$773.3M

$1.612B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio is 18.09% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

66.14%

80.75%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Arbitrum price is 89.92% lower than Polkadot price

$0.07733

$0.7678

Data from Chainspect

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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 Polkadot

Polkadot stands out among other blockchain projects for its focus on enhancing the foundational infrastructure of dApps. It aims to enable interoperability between blockchain ecosystems, facilitating seamless communication without intermediaries. Functioning as a "network of networks," Polkadot utilizes parachains — specialized blockchains with unique functionalities and tokens — to enable interaction between diverse blockchain architectures. Powered by the nominated proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm and drawing inspiration from the Ouroboros protocol, Polkadot offers a robust framework for building interconnected and scalable decentralized systems.

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Arbitrum vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Theoretical TPS

Transaction Volume (1H)

Block Time (1H)

Finality Time

Type

Total Transactions (All time)

Launch Date

Arbitrum vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Validators

Stake

Consensus Mechanism

Governance

Arbitrum vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Commits

Repos

Stars

Watchers

Arbitrum vs Polkadot Financials

Revenue

Average Transaction Fee

Market Cap

FDV

Market Cap / FDV

Price

Arbitrum vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Arbitrum

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