Blockchain protocols

Discover key facts and figures about major blockchain protocols that are empowering transformations across industries.

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Consensus	Proof-of-stake (PoS)
Public / Private / Permissioned	Public
Smart contracts	Yes
Smart contract language(s) supported	Solidity, Vyper, Yul, Huff
Transaction privacy	No
Transaction visibility	All participants have access to all entries ever recorded.
Transaction ordering	All validating participants must reach consensus over the order of all transactions that have taken place, irrespective of whether a participant has taken part in a particular transaction or not.

Fault tolerance

The chain is secured by Ethereum staking validators.

Performance

As a proof-of-stake protocol, Ethereum Mainnet produces blocks at fixed 12 second intervals.

Industry use case

Secure, scalable, and affordable platform for DApp development, with early access to Ethereum features and 10x cost reduction through optimistic rollup architecture, serving as an on-chain hub for Coinbase offerings.

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