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Beam vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Beam has no data, while Polkadot TPS is 0 tx/s

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0 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Beam has no data, while Polkadot max TPS is 462.7 tx/s

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462.7 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Beam has no data, while Polkadot max theoretical TPS is 1,000 tx/s

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1,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Beam has no data, while Polkadot transaction volume is 0 txns

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0 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Beam has no data, while Polkadot block time is 5.99s

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5.99s

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Finality

Beam has no data, while Polkadot finality is 30s

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30s

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Type

Beam is a —, while Polkadot is a layer 1 blockchain

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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Beam has no data, while Polkadot has 46M total transactions

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46M txns

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Launch Date

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May 26, 2020

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Beam vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Beam has no data, while Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient is 169

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169

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Validators/Miners

Beam has no data, while Polkadot has 600 validators

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600

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Stake/Hashrate

Beam has no data, while Polkadot stake is $719.6M

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$719.6M

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Consensus Mechanism

Beam is —, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Nominated Proof of Stake

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Governance

Beam has no data, while Polkadot governance is on-chain

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On-chain

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Beam vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Beam has no data, while Polkadot has 9,072 developers

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9,072

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Commits

Beam has no data, while Polkadot has 700,866 commits

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700,866

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Repos

Beam has no data, while Polkadot has 548 repos

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548

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Stars

Beam has no data, while Polkadot has 35,560 stars

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35,560

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Watchers

Beam has no data, while Polkadot has 2,175 watchers

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2,175

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Beam vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Beam has no data, while Polkadot chain revenue is $2.683

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$2.683

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Average Transaction Fee

Beam has no data, while Polkadot average transaction fee is $0.01296

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$0.01296

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Market Cap

Beam has no data, while Polkadot market cap is $1.382B

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$1.382B

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FDV

Beam has no data, while Polkadot FDV is $1.712B

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$1.712B

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Market Cap / FDV

Beam has no data, while Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 80.71%

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80.71%

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Price

Beam has no data, while Polkadot price is $0.8151

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$0.8151

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About Blockchains

About Beam

Beam is a platform for projects, building frontier technologies, and its network's primary currency, with a thriving ecosystem of games and apps.

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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