Ranking blockchains by evolutionary replication fitness — not hype, not market cap, but the actual efficiency of propagating and storing chain state. High TPS means nothing if only a datacenter can run a node.
Projected chain size after 10 years at maximum block capacity. Smaller chains mean more nodes can afford to store and validate the full history.
| Rank | Chain | Consensus | Chain Size (10YR) | TX Size | Block Time |
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Smaller blocks propagate faster across the network. Large blocks increase delay attack surface and bandwidth burden. PoS chains excluded — block size less meaningful without PoW propagation race.
| Rank | Chain | Consensus | Block Size | Block Time | Limit Type |
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Cost to 51% attack the network. Higher = more secure. PoS attack costs are one-time acquisitions; attackers with existing stake pay $0/day.
| Rank | Chain | Consensus | Cost (per day) | Cost (10YR) |
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Throughput weighted by storage burden. High TPS with large blocks/chains scores lower. Rewards efficient designs that maximize transactions without bloating storage.
| Rank | Chain | Consensus | Weighted TPS | Raw TPS |
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Ranking by privacy technology strength. zk-SNARKs provide strongest guarantees. MimbleWimble offers good privacy with compact proofs. Mixers (ring signatures, CoinJoin) are vulnerable to statistical analysis.
| Rank | Chain | Technology | Privacy Type | Vulnerability |
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