# XYO Layer One vs. Today's Chains XYO Layer One is designed to meet the needs of high-data industries, long-term scalability, and decentralized privacy. Unlike most traditional blockchains, XYO Layer One eliminates the need to store all historical data on every node—making it faster, lighter, and more adaptable. It offers native Proof of Location, customizable sovereignty options, and the ability to support larger data volumes. Whether you’re developing complex dApps or building sovereign chains for enterprises, XYO Layer One is designed for next-generation use cases that require efficiency, flexibility, and privacy-first infrastructure. ### XYO Layer One vs. Other Blockchains

	XYO Layer One	Solana	ICP	Polygon	Ethereum	Bitcoin
	XYO Layer One	Solana	ICP	Polygon	Ethereum	Bitcoin
Launch Date	Mid-2025	Mar 16, 2020	May 10, 2021	May 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2015	Jan 3, 2009
Single Shared Ledger	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Enables dApp Development	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Allows Larger Data than Bitcoin	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Smart Contracts	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Supports Roll-ups	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Payment Rails	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Incremental Improvements	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Storage & Compute Speed	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️	⭐️
Theoretical Transactions per Second	Not Yet Launched	65,000 tx/s	209,708 tx/s	714 tx/s	119 tx/s	7 tx/s
Actual Transactions per Second	Not Yet Launched	1,100 tx/s	1,662 tx/s	41.71 tx/s	15.41 tx/s	6.47 tx/s
Max Recorded Transactions per Second	Not Yet Launched	2,909 tx/s	25,621 tx/s	429 tx/s	62.34 tx/s	13.2 tx/s
Independent From Ethereum	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅
Advanced, Flexible, & Scalable	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
Built-In Privacy	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
No Historical Data Requirement	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
Optional Sovereign Chains	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Native Proof Of Location Protocol	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Customizable Sovereignty Options	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Data-Driven Scalability	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

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