Cardano
Cardano Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
0.26 tx/s
12.91%Max TPS (100 blocks)
11.62 tx/s
Max Theor. TPS
18.02 tx/s
Transaction Volume (1H)
938 txns
Block Time (1H)
18.75s
Finality
2m
Type
Layer 1
Total Transactions
114M txns
Launch Date
Sep 27, 2017
Cardano Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
25
Validators
2,159
Stake
$17.68B
2.71%Consensus Mechanism
PoS
Governance
On-chain
Cardano Developer Activity New
Developers
3,503
0.03%Repos
179
0.56%Commits
224,496
0.04%Stars
11,530
0.04%Watchers
2,080
0.34%Cardano Real-Time TPS Chart
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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.
Token symbol:
ADA
Scalability Metrics: 
 Cardano TPS is 0.26 transactions per second 
 Cardano Max TPS is 11.62 transactions per second 
 Cardano Max Theoretical TPS is 18.02 transactions per second 
 Cardano transaction volume is 938 transactions 
 Cardano block time is 18.75s 
 Cardano finality is 2m 
 Cardano has 114,409,544 total transactions since its TGE 
 Cardano is a layer 1 blockchain 
 Cardano was launched on Sep 27, 2017 (8 years ago) 
 
 Decentralization Metrics: 
 Cardano nakamoto coefficient is 25 
 Cardano has 2,159 validators 
 Cardano stake is $17.68B 
 Cardano consensus mechanism is Proof of Stake (PoS) 
 Cardano governance is on-chain 
 
 Developer Activity Metrics: 
 Cardano has 3,503 developers 
 Cardano has 179 repos 
 Cardano has 224,496 commits 
 Cardano has 11,530 stars 
 Cardano has 2,080 watchers