# Transaction Finality 

### Block Time (Speed)

5 seconds

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### Transaction Throughput (TPS)

The maximum theoretical throughput is 285 transactions per second

30 million max gas per block / 21000 transfer gas = 1428 transactions / 5 seconds per block = 285 tps

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### Transaction Costs

Transaction cost is 4 gwei gas price \* 21000 transfer gas = 84000 gwei = 0.000000004 VTRU

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### Decentralization by Nodes

There are currently 70 validator nodes live with 500 total signed-up and being onboarded currently.