Waterfall vs Optimism Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Waterfall TPS is 98.11% lower than Optimism TPS

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0.31 tx/s
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16.36 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Waterfall max TPS is 126X higher than Optimism max TPS

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32,434 tx/s
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256.6 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Waterfall max theoretical TPS is 58X higher than Optimism max theoretical TPS

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41,666 tx/s
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714.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Waterfall transaction volume is 98.11% lower than Optimism transaction volume

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1.11K txns
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58.9K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Waterfall block time is 1.74X longer than Optimism block time

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3.48s
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2s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Waterfall finality is 97.61% shorter than Optimism finality

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24s
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16m 48s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Waterfall is a layer 1 blockchain, while Optimism is a layer 2 blockchain

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 2 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Waterfall has 97.5% fewer total transactions than Optimism

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26.3M txns
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1.06B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Waterfall was launched 3 years after Optimism

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Jul 17, 2024
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Dec 16, 2021

Data from Chainspect

Waterfall vs Optimism Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Waterfall has no data, while Optimism Nakamoto Coefficient is 1

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—
Optimism logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Waterfall has 128,999X more validators than Optimism

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129,000
Optimism logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Waterfall stake is $575.9K, while Optimism has no data

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$575.9K
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—

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Waterfall is PoS, while Optimism is Rollup (Optimistic)

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Rollup (Optimistic)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Waterfall council governance is worse than Optimism on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Waterfall vs Optimism Developer Activity

Developers

Waterfall has 99.61% fewer developers than Optimism

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13
Optimism logo
3,345

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Waterfall has 99.86% fewer commits than Optimism

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242
Optimism logo
178,446

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Waterfall has 91.66% fewer repos than Optimism

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8
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96

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Waterfall has 99.97% fewer stars than Optimism

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3
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13,103

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Waterfall has 99.8% fewer watchers than Optimism

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2
Optimism logo
1,041

Data from Chainspect

Waterfall vs Optimism Financials New

Chain Revenue

Waterfall chain revenue is 99.99% lower than Optimism chain revenue

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$0.007952
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$2.689K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

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

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$0.0000001521
Optimism logo
$0.001777

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Waterfall has no data, while Optimism market cap is $251.9M

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Optimism logo
$251.9M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Waterfall FDV is 99.29% lower than Optimism FDV

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$3.605M
Optimism logo
$510.9M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Waterfall has no data, while Optimism Market Cap to FDV ratio is 49.31%

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—
Optimism logo
49.31%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Waterfall price is 99.88% lower than Optimism price

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$0.0001394
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$0.1189

Data from Chainspect

Waterfall vs Optimism 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 Optimism

Optimism provides a Layer 2 scaling fix for Ethereum, greatly boosting its scalability and cutting down on gas fees. It maintains robust security measures and guarantees a smooth development experience. Through Optimistic Rollups, it enables swift transaction processing, positioning Ethereum as a viable option for deploying intricate and interactive applications.

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