Comparing the tx throughput of STEEM, BTS, ETH, and BTC blockchains.
STEEM is looking good. Witnesses will soon have to increase block size.
New Records
| Transactions | Date | Rate | Previous Record | |
| STEEM | 1,581,130 | 2018-01-05 | 18.30 tps | 13.05 tps |
| BTS | 1,135,238 | 2018-01-16 | 13.14 tps | 11.55 tps |
| ETH | 1,349,890 | 2018-01-04 | 15.62 tps | 12.64 tps |
| BTC | 490,644 | 2017-12-14 | 5.68 tps | no change |
Here's the big-picture view.
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