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XRP Ledger Compare Waterfall vs Cardano
Open in ChatGPTWaterfall vs Cardano Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
Waterfall TPS is 1X higher than Cardano TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
Waterfall max TPS is 2,791X higher than Cardano max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
Waterfall max theoretical TPS is 2,312X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
Waterfall transaction volume is 1X higher than Cardano transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
Waterfall block time is 81.96% shorter than Cardano block time
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Finality
Waterfall finality is 80% shorter than Cardano finality
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Type
Waterfall and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains
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Total Transactions (All time)
Waterfall has 76.34% fewer total transactions than Cardano
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Launch Date
Waterfall was launched 7 years after Cardano
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Waterfall vs Cardano Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
Waterfall Nakamoto Coefficient is 95.65% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
Waterfall has 99.81% fewer validators than Cardano
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Stake
Waterfall has no data, while Cardano stake is $3.311B
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Consensus Mechanism
Waterfall and Cardano are both PoS
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Governance
Waterfall council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance
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Waterfall vs Cardano Developer Activity
Developers
Waterfall has 78.74% fewer developers than Cardano
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Commits
Waterfall has 91.77% fewer commits than Cardano
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Repos
Waterfall has 93.69% fewer repos than Cardano
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Stars
Waterfall has 99.97% fewer stars than Cardano
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Watchers
Waterfall has 99.91% fewer watchers than Cardano
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Waterfall vs Cardano Financials New
Chain Revenue
Waterfall has no data, while Cardano chain revenue is $1.356K
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Average Transaction Fee
Waterfall has no data, while Cardano average transaction fee is $0.04585
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Market Cap
Waterfall has no data, while Cardano market cap is $5.556B
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FDV
Waterfall FDV is 100% lower than Cardano FDV
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Market Cap / FDV
Waterfall has no data, while Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 80.85%
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Price
Waterfall has no data, while Cardano price is $0.1527
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Waterfall vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart
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About Blockchains
About Waterfall
Waterfall is a highly scalable and decentralized BlockDAG EVM-compatible Layer 1 protocol. Low transaction fees and EVM compatibility make Waterfall the platform of choice for Dapps.
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.