Cardano

Performance

Observed TPS

0

sustained, observed

Theoretical TPS

18

claimed max

Finality

120.00 s

Block time

19.80 s

Avg fee

$0.0570

Validators

2,940

semantics vary

Design

Type

L1

Launched

2017

Consensus

Ouroboros PoS

Language

Plutus (Haskell) / Aiken

Virtual machine

Plutus VM

Quantum-resistant

No

Note: validator_count = stake pools (SPOs).

Sources

• https://chainspect.app/chain/cardano
• https://cardanoscan.io/pools

Data verified Tue Jun 16 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Methodology on the editorial standards page.