Ethereum is an open software platform based on blockchain technology that enables developers to build and deploy decentralized applications. It acts as a kind of Bitcoin for the Internet—a distributed, worldwide system for applications (DApps) that run exactly as programmed without any chance of fraud, censorship or third-party interference.

Ethereum

Cardano is a blockchain platform that, in some ways, aims to improve on the design of the original blockchain. Cardano is an open source project that features a smart contract system as well as a new proof-of-stake algorithm. What makes Cardano unique from other blockchain platforms is their philosophy of engineering decisions toward a "philosophy of simplicity". The goal of this philosophy is to eventually reduce the total number of ways to interact with the chain to three: (1) stake, (2) spend and (3) vote.

	Ethereum	Cardano
Created by	Vitalik Buterin	Charles Hoskinson
Native token	ETH	ADA
Consensus algorithm	PoS	PoS
Hashing algorithm	KECCAK-256	EdDSA
Supports EVM	Yes	No
TPS	27	250
Block time (secs)	12	20
Layer	1	1
Supports smart contracts	Yes	Yes
Average transaction fee	$17.48	$0.18
Staking rewards (APR)	3.31%	5%

Ethereum vs. Cardano

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