Cardano surges to 1 million TPS with a Doom multiplayer tournament.
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Solana’s max theoretical TPS is 65,000, whereas Visa processes approximately 1,700 TPS.
Over 2000 games of Hydra Doom have been played on the Cardano blockchain.
The ADA token is up 15% in the past 7 days and is trading at $1.19.
A Doom gaming tournament to test out Cardano’s (ADA) “Hydra Head” Layer-2 protocol has seen the network record over 1 million transactions per second (TPS), suggesting a bright future for the underdog network.
The Cardano network just hosted a $100,000 Doom multiplayer tournament to test out the capabilities of its Hydra protocol, and it’s been a gigantic success after the network posted 1.04 million TPS at its peak.
The Hydra Doom Tournament is now underway!👹 Demons are facing the unwavering determination of the Slayers in all corners of the custom arena.
🔥 Get off the bleachers and join the fray now for a chance to win 100k USDM in various prizes, including 10 USDM for the first 5,000… pic.twitter.com/DpPCzC4kAQ
For reference, that leaves the blockchains with the highest max theoretical TPS in the dust. Seemingly, an isolated test of Hydra is capable of outperforming the Solana network’s entire max theoretical TPS of 65,000.
Source | Chainspect
Looking at Chainspect, that’s more than 100x Solana’s max recorded TPS and five times Internet Computer’s (ICP’s) 209,708 max theoretical TPS.
At present, both ICP and Solana are averaging over 1,000 TPS, which is still way under the 1,500 – 2,000 TPS that legacy finance giant Visa claims to be able to handle.
Cardano, The Fastest
In an August 2024 demonstration, a single-player version of Doom was recorded running on Hydra at a smooth 35 frames per second.
In short, Hydra is Cardano’s Layer-2 scaling solution that manages transactions off-chain, thereby improving the speed and efficiency of transactions and smart contracts.
The main component, the hydra heads, represents state channels that closely mirror on-chain environments. This gives groups of users the means to take assets off-chain and interact with unlimited transactions.
Each Head can handle about 1,000 TPS and, according to Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson, reach a “Fast Finality,” where a transaction becomes irreversible almost instantaneously.
Users pay to set up and enter a Hydra Head and then pay to close it, which posts the results onto the main chain. Notably, transactions in the Head aren’t recorded and bear no transaction costs.
The Fastest
Perhaps downplaying Hydra’s capabilities back in 2023, a Cardano dev preferred to quash the 1 million TPS narrative as it was “misleading,” which, after a year, has aged like milk.
No it is not. Please stop spreading the "1 million tps" narrative 🙏, it is misleading.
If you need more information about what is Hydra and what can it do, check:
As it turns out, Hydra might actually be a “magic wand,” considering its incredible capabilities in delivering instant, lightspeed transactions capable of running a whole video game tournament.
Eddie is a gaming and crypto writer at CCN. Covering the often weird and wonderful world of Web3 with an adoring, but skeptical eye.
Prior to CCN, Eddie has spent the past seven years working his way through the crypto, finance, and technology industry. He began with PR and journalism with Bitcoin PR Buzz and BitcoinNews.com, eventually working his way to become a copywriter with a dozen firms, including the likes of Polkadot before returning to journalism in 2023.
Having studied Radio production and journalism at University in the UK, Eddie spent a few years making podcasts and presenting on a local London radio station as he built up his writing chops.
A lifelong skateboarder, Eddie can often be found at the skatepark or touring the streets looking for something new to try. That, or kicking back playing JRPGs on his original PSP.
