Ethereum

Performance

Observed TPS

17

sustained, observed

Theoretical TPS

238

claimed max

Finality

768.00 s

Block time

12.00 s

Avg fee

$0.1600

Validators

887,955

semantics vary

Design

Type

L1

Launched

2015

Consensus

PoS (Gasper: Casper FFG + LMD-GHOST)

Language

Solidity / Vyper

Virtual machine

EVM

Quantum-resistant

No

Note: validator_count is beacon-chain validators (32 ETH units), not node operators.

Sources

• https://chainspect.app/chain/ethereum
• https://beaconcha.in/charts
• https://ycharts.com/indicators/ethereum_average_transaction_fee

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