In this Dashboard, I will study and learn about Polygon block performance. To achieve this goal, I will compare Polygon block performance with Arbitrum block performance.

To achieve this goal, I am going to talk about these elements respectively:

1. Introduction.
2. Methodology.
3. What is Polygon?
4. What is Arbitrum?
5. What was the maximum and minimum recorded time between two blocks?
6. How many transactions are done in a block on average?
7. A brief conclusion of Polygon and Arbitrum blocks.

3. What is Polygon?

Polygon, known as the ‘Ethereum’s internet of blockchains’, is an Indian blockchain platform and framework that connects and creates blockchain networks compatible with Ethereum. The main reason for Polygon is to increase speed and decrease the cost of transactions. because Ethereum provides lots of access and facilities, and because of this wide range of possibilities, the Ethereum blockchain deals with lots of traffic, and the costs of transactions are high (Rahul_April5).

Polygon is a layer 2 aggregator for Ethereum to expand its size and help users participate in the latter atmosphere with lower fees and faster transactions (Ibid.).

Polygon is a complex DeFi ecosystem which offers users a wide range of modules they can use and configure to make their Ethereum-compatible blockchain. Blockchains launched on Polygon are based on its PoS sidechain that leverages a network of validators off the blockchain and moves on to the Ethereum main chain to finalize the transactions (Ibid.).

1. Introduction.

Since Ethereum provides access to a varied range of decentralized applications, where users can play games, buy arts, join virtual worlds, and much more, it has become too expensive and slow. In this situation users felt a need to a cheaper and faster blockchain, in this situation, Polygon emerged (LukasMoore_17June2021).

4. What is Arbitrum?

Arbitrum portrays itself as a Layer 2 platform that points to move forward Ethereum smart contracts by streamlining their transactions and boosting versatility while including more security features.

It empowers developers to run unmodified EVM contracts and Ethereum transactions on a second layer whereas leveraging Ethereum to guarantee correct results and to advantage from its great security. Recently, Arbitrum has been deployed to the xDai network, also known as AoX.

The platform has proved to be the leading player among Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions. Footprint Analysis states that in June 2022, it has contributed 50,88% of all Layer 2 total value locked (faucethub.tech).

5. What was the maximum and minimum recorded time between two blocks?

The minimum time difference between two Polygon blocks is 2 seconds, and the maximum time difference is 25 seconds, while on the other hand, the minimum time difference for Arbitrum blocks is 0 seconds, and the maximum time difference is 247 seconds. well, the time differences in Polygon blocks are closer than Arbitrum, and Arbitrum indeed has fewer time per block at the minimum, but the maximum time per block is not overwhelming and maybe a little too slow. however, this latency may reflect future users' activities and desires to use these blockchains. Polygon, with a more satisfying rate, is more suitable for users and, in the long term, can have a bigger community.

2. Methodology.

The proper data for this bounty have been gathered by examining the collected data from the labels tables of Polygon and Arbitrum. I wrote two queries to obtain the data for the demanded questions for this bounty. The first query is about the minimum and maximum recorded time between two blocks on Arbitrum and Polygon. Then I wrote the second query about the average transactions on blocks of Polygon and Arbitrum. Then I analysed the obtained data from these queries, and I will write the analyses in further sections.

6. How many transactions are done in a block on average?

When we look at the final charts presented here, which are named ‘the Polygon Vs Arbitrum average transaction on a block since 1st of June 2022’, and compare them to the latter query and charts, we can see incredible results. although the Polygon blocks generally have smaller time differences, it contains lots of transactions concerning the Arbitrum blocks.

In general, Polygon blocks contain something around 60-80 transactions while the Arbitrum blocks contain 1-3 transactions, and it shows that every block of Polygon can contain something more than 60 times in comparison to Arbitrum blocks!

As I mentioned, by thinking about the fact that the maximum time difference for Arbitrum blocks is 247 seconds and the same for the polygon blocks is 25 seconds, and the former contains something around 1-3 transactions in each block and the latter contain something around 60-80 transactions it shows how the polygon is doing better than Arbitrum, and it can be decisive for the users to use Polygon instead of Arbitrum!

7. A brief conclusion of Polygon and Arbitrum blocks.

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