| Consensus Mechanism |
Autolykos (Proof-of-Work) |
Proof-of-Work with BlockFlow sharding |
| Smart Contracts |
Yes, with ErgoScript |
Yes, with its a virtual machine (Alphred VM) and Ralph programming language |
| Privacy Features |
Yes, includes ring signatures and zero-knowledge proofs |
Not specified |
| Scalability |
Aims to solve scalability with the power of eUTXO, NiPoPoWs and other novel features |
Up to 10,000 TPS with BlockFlow sharding (currently more than 400 TPS) |
| Use Cases |
Financial contracts |
DeFi, dApps, and smart contracts |
| ASIC-Resistant |
Yes |
TBC |
| Language-base |
JVM |
Not specified, but their programming language Ralph is inspired by Rust |
| Public Distribution |
~95% |
TBC |
| Energy Efficiency |
Standard PoW energy consumption |
Uses ~90% less energy compared to Bitcoin with Proof of Less Work |
| Sharding |
Possible |
Yes, with BlockFlow sharding algorithm |
| Programming Language for Smart Contracts |
ErgoScript (inspired by Scala) |
Ralph (inspired by Rust) |