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Kusama vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is the same as Polkadot TPS

Kusama logo
0 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Kusama max TPS is 13.17% lower than Polkadot max TPS

Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

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Theoretical TPS

Kusama max theoretical TPS is 100X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

Kusama logo
100,000 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Kusama transaction volume is the same as Polkadot transaction volume

Kusama logo
0 txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 1.02X longer than Polkadot block time

Kusama logo
6.1s
Polkadot logo
6s

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Finality Time

Kusama finality is the same as Polkadot finality

Kusama logo
30s
Polkadot logo
30s

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Type

Kusama and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo

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Total Transactions (All time)

Kusama has 1.1X more total transactions than Polkadot

Kusama logo
50.7M txns
Polkadot logo
46M txns

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Launch Date

Kusama was launched 6 months before Polkadot

Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019
Polkadot logo

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Kusama vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient is 99.41% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama logo
1
Polkadot logo
171

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Validators

Kusama has 1.17X more validators than Polkadot

Kusama logo
700
Polkadot logo
600

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Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Polkadot stake

Kusama logo
$0
Polkadot logo
$683.6M

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Consensus Mechanism

Kusama and Polkadot are both Nominated Proof of Stake

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Nominated Proof of Stake
Polkadot logo

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Governance

Kusama and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

Kusama logo
On-chain
Polkadot logo

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Kusama vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Kusama and Polkadot have the same amount of developers

Kusama logo
9,073
Polkadot logo
9,073

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Commits

Kusama and Polkadot have the same amount of commits

Kusama logo
700,971
Polkadot logo
700,971

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Repos

Kusama and Polkadot have the same amount of repos

Kusama logo
549
Polkadot logo
549

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Stars

Kusama and Polkadot have the same amount of stars

Kusama logo
35,563
Polkadot logo
35,563

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Watchers

Kusama and Polkadot have the same amount of watchers

Kusama logo
2,177
Polkadot logo
2,177

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Kusama vs Polkadot Financials

Revenue

Kusama chain revenue is 89.39% lower than Polkadot chain revenue

Kusama logo
$0.004341
Polkadot logo
$0.04093

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Average Transaction Fee

Kusama average transaction fee is 94.69% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee

Kusama logo
$0.0007235
Polkadot logo
$0.01364

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Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 95.73% lower than Polkadot market cap

Kusama logo
$55.56M
Polkadot logo
$1.302B

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FDV

Kusama FDV is 96.55% lower than Polkadot FDV

Kusama logo
$55.56M
Polkadot logo
$1.612B

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Market Cap / FDV

Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.24X higher than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

Kusama logo
100.00%
Polkadot logo
80.75%

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Price

Kusama price is 3.89X higher than Polkadot price

Kusama logo
$2.988
Polkadot logo
$0.7678

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Kusama vs Polkadot 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 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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