Throughput

Throughput is the number of transactions a blockchain network can process per unit of time, typically measured in transactions per second (TPS). Higher throughput means the network can handle more activity simultaneously. Bitcoin processes roughly 7 TPS, Ethereum around 15-30 TPS on the base layer, while networks like Solana claim thousands of TPS. Increasing throughput without sacrificing security or decentralization is the core challenge of blockchain scalability.