aelf vs Ethereum

aelf3.0/5

VS

Ethereum4.3/5

Feature	aelfVisit	EthereumVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.0/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	3.0	3.0
Fees	4.0	3.5
Ecosystem	2.0	5.0
Decentralization	2.5	5.0
Developer experience	3.5	4.5
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Delegated PoS	Proof of Stake
Native token	ELF	ETH
EVM compatible	No	Yes
Smart contract languages	C#	Solidity, Vyper
Block time	Not disclosed	12 seconds
Typical transaction fee	Not disclosed	0.15 to 0.5 gwei
Finality	Not disclosed	12.8 minutes
Mainnet since	Not disclosed	2,015
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	Not disclosed	EIP-4844 blobs and calldata
Gas paid in	ELF	ETH
Company
Founded	2017	2015
Headquarters	Singapore	Switzerland
Investors	Arrington Capital, Draper Dragon, Galaxy Digital	Public crowdsale participants
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Parallel smart contract execution improves scaling and compute throughput Native bridge connects directly to Ethereum and BNB Chain Development history dating back to 2017	Uninterrupted 100% network uptime since its July 2015 launch Nearly $50B in total value locked in October 2026 Hosts approximately $180B of stablecoins on mainnet as of July 2026 Open client ecosystem with no single point of corporate failure
Cons	Halted block production for about one week in August 2026 following malicious activity Total value locked is low, registering under $20,000 in October 2026 OKX delisted ELF spot trading pairs in September 2026 Sidechain proposals require 24-hour governance approval by parliament members	Base-layer transaction fees spike significantly during periods of heavy congestion Layer-1 execution throughput remains limited to under 30 transactions per second Complex smart contract interactions can become costly during peak network demand
Best for	Developers needing dedicated sidechains, Teams building EVM cross-chain integrations, C# and multi-language smart contract programmers	DeFi liquidity providers and traders, Smart contract developers using Solidity, Layer-2 rollup deployment teams

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