Why Avalanche?
Being super fast, with extra levels of security, and low on gas fees, Avalanche C-Chain was an easy choice for us. Check out some of the excellent stats below on why we choose Avalanche.
| Bitcoin | Ethereum |
Polkadot |
Avalanche | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transactional Throughput | 7 tps | 14 tps | 1,500 tps | Infinity tps (with subnets) |
| Transactional Finality | 60 min | 6 min | 60 sec | < 2 sec |
| Energy Efficient | No; ASIC-Optimal | No; GPU-Optimal | Yes; CPU-Optimal | Yes; CPU-Optimal |
| Number of Validators | 3 Pools w/ >51% hash rate | 2 Pools w/ >51% hash rate | <200 nodes relay chain | Thousands of nodes |
| Sybil Protection | Proof of Work | Proof of Work | Proof of Stake | Proof of Stake |
| Safety Threshold | 51% | 51% | 33% | 80% parameterized |
