Difference between revisions of "Limitless Scaling"

Latest revision as of 21:15, 8 March 2024

The Internet Computer (IC) can scale its capacity without limit, simply by adding additional nodes to fuel new subnets. Nodes are added via the Network Nervous System (NNS) which forms new subnets almost on a weekly basis since genesis. In contrast, most other blockchains have transaction limits baked into the protocol (e.g. adding more servers to Bitcoin does not increase the throughput) and need cumbersome layers to address scaling.

See Internet Computer Dashboard for current scale and performance numbers: https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/

Subnet Architecture

Please see Subnet architecture

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-Most blockchains have transactions limits baked into the protocol (e.g. adding more servers to Bitcoin does not increase its transaction volume) and need cumbersome workarounds to address scaling. The Internet Computer can process unbounded volumes of smart contract data and computation natively because it can grow in capacity by adding more nodes. That is how the network went from 19 blocks per second in July 2021 to 30 blocks per second by December 2021.
+'''The Internet Computer (IC) can scale its capacity without limit, simply by adding additional nodes to fuel new subnets. Nodes are added via the Network Nervous System (NNS) which forms new subnets almost on a weekly basis since genesis. In contrast, most other blockchains have transaction limits baked into the protocol (e.g. adding more servers to Bitcoin does not increase the throughput) and need cumbersome layers to address scaling.
-See Internet Computer Dashboard: https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/
+See Internet Computer Dashboard for current scale and performance numbers: https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/'''
+=== Subnet Architecture ===
+Please see [https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/concepts/nodes-subnets Subnet architecture]
+==See Also==
+* '''The Internet Computer project website (hosted on the IC): [https://internetcomputer.org/ internetcomputer.org]'''