Agoric vs Ethereum

Agoric3.6/5

VS

Ethereum4.3/5

Feature	AgoricVisit	EthereumVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.6/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	3.5	3.0
Fees	4.0	3.5
Ecosystem	2.5	5.0
Decentralization	3.5	5.0
Developer experience	4.5	4.5
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Proof of Stake	Proof of Stake
Native token	BLD	ETH
EVM compatible	No	Yes
Smart contract languages	JavaScript	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	2,021	2,015
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	Not disclosed	EIP-4844 blobs and calldata
Gas paid in	IST	ETH
Company
Founded	2018	2015
Headquarters	—	Switzerland
Investors	Naval Ravikant, Polychain Capital, The Zcash Company	Public crowdsale participants
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Hardened JavaScript is used for smart contract development Zoe framework guarantees offer safety by refunding assets if a trade fails Multi-block execution coordinates workflows across IBC chains Transaction fees are paid in IST, while BLD covers cross-chain postage fees	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	No EVM compatibility requires rewriting existing Solidity smart contracts Direct on-chain TVL is low at about $116,000 in October 2026 Cross-chain execution depends on relayers, IBC endpoints, and third-party bridge infrastructure Asynchronous cross-chain settlement creates execution delay across remote chains	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	JavaScript developers entering Web3, Cross-chain DeFi yield automation, Complex multi-network app workflows	DeFi liquidity providers and traders, Smart contract developers using Solidity, Layer-2 rollup deployment teams

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