Understanding Chainweb through evidence.

Published studies

1. NR-001

   Kadena mainnet throughput and saturation study

   How many transactions per second Kadena processes today, tested from 5 to 1,000 TPS, and where the limit comes from.

   Benchmarks and experiments · November 14, 2026 · Mainnet

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   Completed

Planned research

• NR-002Block gas limit scaling – whether a higher block gas limit lifts sustained throughput, tested first on the Nexus devnet. Private network
• NR-003Chainweb horizontal scaling – modeling 20, 40, 60 and 100-chain configurations. Modeling
• NR-004Block propagation and confirmation latency – how load affects block intervals, orphaned blocks and confirmation times. Mainnet
• NR-005Mining distribution on Chainweb – how hashrate is spread across pools and solo miners, from public block data. Mainnet
• NR-006Cross-chain transfer reliability – over 30 days of mainnet transfers, how many are still incomplete after 10 minutes, one hour and 24 hours, and why. Mainnet

Nexus devnet, live

Our private Kadena test network, running the same node software as mainnet. We use it to test Kadena Nexus apps with test KDA and for studies that need a private network, starting with NR-002. Each tile is one chain and flashes when a new block is added.

Network data and reports

• Monthly

  Kadena network reports

  Daily transactions, blocks and mining hashrate on all 20 chains, updated every week.

  Read reportsDaily network data (CSV)

  Ongoing
• Live

  Kadena Network Monitor

  Nodes, throughput and chain health as they happen.

  Ongoing
• Daily

  Kadena Adoption Index

  One number, updated daily, for whether the network is used more or less than its baseline.

  Methodology

  Ongoing
• Daily

  KDA tokenomics

  Supply and emission figures read from mainnet and rebuilt every day.

  Ongoing

Related resources

Quantum-Safe Kadena – how post-quantum accounts will work on Kadena, with progress read from the core developers' public code.

How we publish

1. MethodologyWhat we sent, from where, for how long, and how each figure was calculated, in plain words.
2. DataAccounts, block heights and data files are listed so results can be checked on chain.
3. LimitationsWhat the result does not show, where a figure is approximate, and what is projected rather than measured.
4. CorrectionsIf a figure changes after publication, the study says what changed and when.

Have a question you would like tested, or a correction? Write to Saudi.KDA@kadena.ws or join the Kadena Nexus Telegram group. Kadena Nexus is an independent community project, works alongside the Kadena Community Edition developers, and is not affiliated with Kadena LLC. Nothing here is financial advice.