Comparing the tx throughput of STEEM, BTS, ETH, and BTC blockchains.
December 2017 is a record-breaking month. Bitcoin even broached 5 tps.
New Records
| Transactions | Date | Rate | |
| STEEM | 1,127,785 | 2017-12-19 | 13.05 tps |
| BTS | 997,996 | 2017-12-07 | 11.55 tps |
| ETH | 1,092,234 | 2017-12-19 | 12.64 tps |
| BTC | 490,644 | 2017-12-14 | 5.68 tps |
while ETH and BTC are at record levels of congestion.
Here's the big-picture view.
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