As someone who has been paying attention to blockchain technology for a long time, I have been looking for projects that can truly bring about change. Among the many public blockchains, TPS (transactions per second) is one of my focuses. After all, any blockchain project that cannot process enough transactions will not be able to gain a foothold in the decentralized future. At this point, Starcoin recently attracted my attention because it broke through 130,000 TPS in the 2.0 mainnet trial environment! This made me want to learn more about this project.
1. Why is TPS so important?
For those who are not familiar with the concept of TPS, in simple terms, TPS is the number of transactions that a blockchain network can process per second. The higher the TPS, the faster the network can process transactions and the better the user experience. This is crucial for applications that require high-frequency transactions, such as DeFi and NFT markets. We have seen that mainstream public chains such as Ethereum and Bitcoin become very slow and even frustrating when facing a large number of users due to the bottleneck of TPS.
In this context, the news that Starcoin has broken through 130,000 TPS is indeed eye-catching. As a technology enthusiast, I have a keen interest in this project, especially how it achieved this feat in a short period of time.
2. Compared with other public chains, does Starcoin do better?
Let's first look at several other major public chains. Ethereum and Bitcoin have relatively low TPS, with Ethereum being around 15 to 30 and Bitcoin even lower at around 7. Although they are giants in the market, performance issues have always been a pain point. Then there is Solana, which claims to be able to reach 50,000 TPS, which is already a big leap. Let's look at Sui, a public chain that focuses on high performance, whose maximum TPS can reach 20,000, which is also a very good performance in the market.
However, when I learned that Starcoin's TPS reached 130,000, I began to realize how huge the potential of this project is. Its performance is almost 6.5 times that of Sui, and this gap is really amazing. If Starcoin can maintain this performance and continue to optimize, then it will undoubtedly become the next "phenomenal" project in the blockchain industry.
3. Two innovative technologies
After a deeper understanding, I found that Starcoin's high TPS is not obtained out of thin air. FlexiDAG and TurboSTM are its core competitiveness.
FlexiDAG, in simple terms, allows the network to generate and verify multiple blocks simultaneously. This technology enables the network to process transactions with high parallelism, greatly improving the overall throughput. TurboSTM is a multi-threaded computing engine designed specifically to increase the execution speed of smart contracts. This means that not only is the processing speed of ordinary transactions greatly increased, but complex smart contract applications can also run quickly on Starcoin.
These technologies are not simple upgrades, but completely change the way blockchain processes transactions. Compared with other public chains, Starcoin's technology combination is obviously more competitive.
4. Why am I optimistic about Starcoin?
Frankly speaking, Starcoin's TPS performance makes me look forward to its future. In my opinion, a core challenge of blockchain technology is to find a balance point, while maintaining decentralization and security, while providing efficient transaction processing capabilities. Starcoin seems to have found this balance.
For developers who want to gain a foothold in the Web3 era, Starcoin is undoubtedly a project worth paying attention to. Its high TPS capability can not only support existing applications, but also provide broad space for future innovation. For ordinary users, the fast and low-cost transaction experience may make them reconsider which chain to use for their decentralized life.
In general, although the world of blockchain is full of competition and variables, I believe that Starcoin's 130,000 TPS will be the key to its future competition. Whether you are a developer, an investor, or just a curious observer, Starcoin is a project worth studying in depth. It may be the "invisible superstar" that can break through the dilemma of the public chain.