Kusama vs Ethereum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is 100% lower than Ethereum TPS

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0 tx/s
Ethereum logo
21.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Kusama max TPS is 6.39X higher than Ethereum max TPS

Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s
Ethereum logo
62.87 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Kusama max theoretical TPS is 420X higher than Ethereum max theoretical TPS

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100,000 tx/s
Ethereum logo
238.1 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Kusama transaction volume is 100% lower than Ethereum transaction volume

Kusama logo
0 txns
Ethereum logo
78.1K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 49.4% shorter than Ethereum block time

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6.09s
Ethereum logo
12.04s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Kusama finality is 96.09% shorter than Ethereum finality

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30s
Ethereum logo
12m 48s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Kusama and Ethereum are both layer 1 blockchains

Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Ethereum logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Kusama has 98.47% fewer total transactions than Ethereum

Kusama logo
50.6M txns
Ethereum logo
3.31B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Kusama was launched 4 years after Ethereum

Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019
Ethereum logo
Jul 30, 2015

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Kusama vs Ethereum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient is 50% lower than Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama logo
1
Ethereum logo
2

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Kusama has 99.89% fewer validators than Ethereum

Kusama logo
1,000
Ethereum logo
947,800

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Ethereum stake

Kusama logo
$0
Ethereum logo
$88.29B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Kusama is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Ethereum is PoS

Kusama logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Ethereum logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Kusama on-chain governance is better than Ethereum off-chain governance

Kusama logo
On-chain
Ethereum logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Ethereum Developer Activity

Developers

Kusama has 1.01X more developers than Ethereum

Kusama logo
8,992
Ethereum logo
8,933

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Kusama has 1.37X more commits than Ethereum

Kusama logo
686,635
Ethereum logo
502,244

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Kusama has 1.14X more repos than Ethereum

Kusama logo
494
Ethereum logo
432

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Kusama has 81.63% fewer stars than Ethereum

Kusama logo
35,006
Ethereum logo
190,618

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Kusama has 57.1% fewer watchers than Ethereum

Kusama logo
5,069
Ethereum logo
11,817

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Ethereum Financials New

Chain Revenue

Kusama chain revenue is 99.99% lower than Ethereum chain revenue

Kusama logo
$0.005174
Ethereum logo
$416.3K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Kusama average transaction fee is 99.99% lower than Ethereum average transaction fee

Kusama logo
$0.000008829
Ethereum logo
$0.1742

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 99.96% lower than Ethereum market cap

Kusama logo
$86.12M
Ethereum logo
$281.3B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Kusama FDV is 99.96% lower than Ethereum FDV

Kusama logo
$86.12M
Ethereum logo
$281.3B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio is the same as Ethereum Market Cap to FDV ratio

Kusama logo
100.00%
Ethereum logo
100.00%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Kusama price is 99.79% lower than Ethereum price

Kusama logo
$4.814
Ethereum logo
$2,330

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Ethereum Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Kusama

Kusama is a scalable multi-chain network for radical innovation and early stage Polkadot deployments. Expect Chaos. No promises.

About Ethereum

Ethereum emerges as a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform empowering developers to craft and deploy smart contracts alongside dApps. Pioneering the smart contract concept, Ethereum enables self-executing agreements with terms directly encoded into its blockchain, eliminating the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Ethereum serves as a hub for the creation and exchange of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and various digital assets. Its intrinsic cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), facilitates network transactions and incentivizes miners to uphold network security. Ethereum's evolution to Ethereum 2.0 introduces a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, aiming to enhance scalability and energy efficiency.

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