Layer-2 Protocol Breaks Records
The Layer-2 protocol Hydra recently achieved a groundbreaking milestone, surpassing 1 million transactions per second (TPS) during its Doom gaming tournament.
On December 4, Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, shared screenshots verifying Hydra’s global TPS surpassing the 1 million mark. This achievement was part of a tournament designed to test the scalability of Hydra’s network.
How Hydra Achieved High TPS
Hoskinson attributed the high TPS to the unique method of processing each game frame as a transaction. This approach highlights Hydra’s capacity to manage substantial transaction volumes effectively.
Although official data reports a current TPS of 507 and a peak of over 807,000, these numbers still outpace blockchain networks such as Solana and Ethereum. According to Chainspect, Hydra’s test results exceeded Solana’s theoretical maximum TPS of 65,000 by more than 100 times.
Hydra’s Limitless Potential
Advocates within the Cardano ecosystem, such as Josh Marchand, a Sundaeswap software engineer, underscore Hydra’s limitless scalability potential. He remarked:
“1m is just an arbitrary number. The truly exciting part of Hydra is the limitlessness. The beauty of Hydra is that you could horizontally scale your system until you run out of silicon (or AWS vCPU units, in our case).”
However, not everyone shares this optimism. Crypto analyst Goku criticized the results, noting that the transactions processed during the Doom tournament occurred on a testnet rather than Cardano’s mainnet.
Hydra’s Role in Cardano’s Ecosystem
Launched last year, Hydra is a Layer-2 solution designed to boost Cardano’s scalability. It achieves this by increasing transaction speeds and throughput while minimizing latency and costs.
Despite skepticism, Hoskinson defended Hydra’s progress, emphasizing its significance. The Doom tournament has proven to be a successful showcase, attracting participants worldwide to experience Hydra’s capabilities firsthand.
Bullish Momentum for Cardano
Hydra’s progress coincides with a bullish trend for the Cardano ecosystem. Over the past month, ADA has surged by more than 250%, reaching a two-year high of $1.29 before settling at $1.18 at press time, according to CryptoSlate data.
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