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7tps is done by figuring out the max block size divided by the average size of transactions. For the other numbers: https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transacti
by sanswork 12y ago
7tps is done by figuring out the max block size divided by the average size of transactions.
For the other numbers:
https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions-per-block https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions-per-block each block is about 10 minutes so that gives us around 0.7tps
The Visa number from https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Scalability https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Scalability though it looks like Visa redid their site since the source was added so you'd have to search to find the actual source though http://usa.visa.com/merchants/industry-solutions/retail-visa-acceptance.jsp http://usa.visa.com/merchants/industry-solutions/retail-visa... says they can burst to 24K TPS.