Hydra has achieved 1 million TPS, confirming that Cardano is the fastest blockchain
The Hydra Doom Championship is a high-stakes gaming event, held online or live, highlighting the classic game Doom while demonstrating the scalability and capabilities of the Hydra solution on the Cardano blockchain. The first stages of the tournament produced decisive results
This significant milestone puts Cardano at the forefront of blockchain scalability and could set a new precedent for the industry. Most importantly, Cardano has demonstrated its ability to be highly scalable without compromising security or decentralization, reflecting blockchain’s readiness to support high-demand applications across industries.
Beyond the gaming industry, Hydra Doom Engine can transform P2P applications and B2B systems in all areas of technology.
Stress test for Hydra Doom tournament
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The Hydra Doom Tournament was a true stress test that pushed Hydra’s capabilities to the limit in a competitive environment. The players competed in the regional qualifiers and semi-finals, and the tournament will conclude with an in-person final to be held in Las Vegas.
The sheer size of the tournament demonstrated Hydra’s ability to process massive amounts of data in real-time transactions.
Superior technical applications in data processing
Within the Hydra Doom tournament, game data from players was provided as smart contract transactions to individual Hydra heads. Each Hydra master then validated transactions using smart contracts that contained a subset of the game logic and tracked the state of the game, including players’ scores.
Providing this information via blockchain has made it possible to populate leaderboards and distribute prizes through verified smart contracts. Although video game competitions can typically take weeks to distribute prize money to the winners, the Hydra Doom tournament was able to accomplish this in a matter of seconds.
A proving ground for scalability
The Hydra Doom Championship showcases Hydra’s prowess in scalability under live conditions. During the qualifiers on December 3, thousands of players competed for spots, so the Hydra team decided to further supplement the traffic with additional games that simulated bots versus bots.
The number of transactions surpassed the previous total of 106 million over 78 hours during Rare Evo, reaching 15.5 billion transactions in just 24 hours. The semi-finals took place from December 8 to 18, and featured PvP deathmatches as competitors battled for spots in the finals.
A major milestone for Blockchain technology
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Hydra’s success, proven by how quickly it processed transactions during the Tournament of Doom, has made Cardano much faster and more efficient. Hydra has distinguished itself from other blockchain systems through a number of features inherited from Cardano, including the EUTxO model, native assets, deterministic transaction execution, and highly collateralized smart contracts.
These benefits are taken to a new level with the implementation of the temporary head model.
The power of hydra heads
Hydra’s strength lies in its ability to scale horizontally, where as many Hydra heads as possible can be deployed in parallel. This gives Hydra the ability to handle large quantities, as proven in the Hydra Doom Tournament Grounds.
In theory, there is no upper limit to its ability to expand into applications in this type of design. Collaboration between multiple engineering teams and designers, including Sundae Labs, Adam Dean, DripDropz, and the Hydra team, has made it possible to unlock Hydra’s true potential and run in real time.
What really sets Hydra apart is the versatility of the temporary head model. Each Hydra master operator can make trade-offs that would not be possible for continuous systems, such as setting transaction fees to zero, allowing for much larger and more complex transactions if necessary.
Perhaps most impressive is that of the nearly 15.5 billion transactions processed within 24 hours on December 3, not a single transaction failed. This unprecedented reliability could set new standards for the technology industry, with applications spanning multiple sectors.
Potential applications of Cardano Hydra
Hydra has already proven its gaming potential with the Hydra Doom tournament. In addition to processing transactions for these types of tournaments, it can also process in-play microtransactions with advanced speed and efficiency.
These capabilities can be taken outside the gaming world as well, as they are uniquely suited for P2P applications within B2B ecosystems. Extending the category from a gaming angle, it can also be applied to “information gathering” applications, where the primary purpose is not to manipulate people’s assets but to collect cryptographically verified information such as signed messages.
Furthermore, Hydra’s capabilities can be used in global banking and payments, breaking down financial barriers through faster cross-border transactions. In the world of decentralized finance, Hydra can power decentralized applications to improve user experience among a wide range of other blockchain use cases.
Future Implications of Blockchain Advances
Each milestone in blockchain progress increases the accessibility of blockchain technology to users and use cases. As this technology reaches new levels of sophistication, its potential to transform industries through technology is also increasing.
Regarding hydra, it can be used as a “friction remover” for practical daily use. In the initial deployment phase, it can operate in a centralized model, and then gradually change its structure to involve more node operators. Although Hydra is not the ultimate solution for every technology situation, it can be integrated with other products in the ecosystem to enhance value for businesses and organizations.
The road ahead for Cardano Hydra
The next step for Team Hydra is the conclusion of the Hydra Doom Tournament, which will take place on January 24, 2025 during…
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Thanks to the capabilities that Cardano Hydra has shown so far, it is poised to occupy the first positions in blockchain applications. Like the mythical multi-headed monster of the same name, Hydra’s decentralized mode of operation makes it an exciting example of what DeFi has to offer.
