Blockchain Scalability Research Findings

Throughput

: Findings quantify the maximum rate of validated transactions the network can process, a critical determinant for options market microstructure where low latency execution is paramount. Research consistently highlights the trade-off between finality guarantees and the achieved transactions per second, directly influencing the feasibility of high-frequency trading strategies on-chain. Low throughput translates directly to increased slippage and wider bid-ask spreads for derivative instruments settled on the base layer.