Blockchain Fundamentals

Transactions Per Second (TPS)

Also: TPS

How many transactions a network can process each second. Headline TPS numbers are often theoretical maxima, so look at what a chain does in real conditions and at what cost to decentralization.

General education, not investment, legal or tax advice. Markets and regulation change quickly: where a definition depends on current law or on a recent event, check the latest coverage before relying on it.