Waterfall vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Waterfall TPS is 4.88% lower than Cardano TPS

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0.38 tx/s
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0.4 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Waterfall max TPS is 2,791X higher than Cardano max TPS

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32,434 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Waterfall max theoretical TPS is 2,312X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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41,666 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Waterfall transaction volume is 4.88% lower than Cardano transaction volume

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1.38K txns
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1.45K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Waterfall block time is 84.19% shorter than Cardano block time

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2.94s
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18.58s

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Finality

Waterfall finality is 80% shorter than Cardano finality

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24s
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2m

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Type

Waterfall and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Waterfall has 79.55% fewer total transactions than Cardano

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23.8M txns
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117M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Waterfall was launched 7 years after Cardano

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Jul 17, 2024
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Sep 27, 2017

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Waterfall vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 22

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—
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22

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Validators

Waterfall has 55X more validators than Cardano

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117,100
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2,145

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Stake

Waterfall stake is 99.99% lower than Cardano stake

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$582.9K
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$8.763B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Waterfall and Cardano are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Waterfall council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

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Waterfall vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Waterfall has 99.63% fewer developers than Cardano

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13
Cardano logo
3,554

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Waterfall has 99.89% fewer commits than Cardano

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242
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230,933

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Repos

Waterfall has 95.65% fewer repos than Cardano

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8
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184

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Stars

Waterfall has 99.97% fewer stars than Cardano

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3
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11,624

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Waterfall has 99.9% fewer watchers than Cardano

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2
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2,058

Data from Chainspect

Waterfall vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Waterfall chain revenue is 99.99% lower than Cardano chain revenue

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$0.004794
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$5.926K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Waterfall average transaction fee is 99.99% lower than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.0000001452
Cardano logo
$0.143

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano market cap is $14.74B

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Cardano logo
$14.74B

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FDV

Waterfall FDV is 99.97% lower than Cardano FDV

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$4.013M
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$18.48B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Waterfall has no data, while Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 79.80%

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—
Cardano logo
79.80%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Waterfall price is 99.96% lower than Cardano price

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$0.0001552
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$0.4106

Data from Chainspect

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.

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