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Ultimately, Kusama and Polkadot will live on as independent, standalone networks with their own
communities, their own governance, and their own complementary use cases, though they will continue
to maintain a close relationship, with many teams likely deploying applications to both networks. In
the future, we’re also likely to see Kusama bridged to Polkadot for cross-network interoperability.
to maintain a close relationship, with many teams likely deploying applications to both networks.
Web3 Foundation remains committed to both networks going forward, providing crucial support and
guidance to teams building for the ecosystem.

## Explore more

- [About Kusama](https://kusama.network)
- [The Kusama Wiki](https://guide.kusama.network)
- [Kusama on Polkadot-JS Apps](https://kusama.dotapps.io)
- [Polkadot and Kusama: What's the difference?](https://support.polkadot.network/support/solutions/articles/65000182146-kusama-and-polkadot-what-s-the-difference-)
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id: learn-comparisons
title: Polkadot Comparisons
sidebar_label: Other Comparisons
description: Comparison between Polkadot and ETH 1.0 and BSC.
keywords: [comparisons, polkadot, blockchain]
sidebar_label: Comparisons
description: Comparison between Polkadot and other Networks.
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Polkadot is a blockchain protocol that is innovating in the web3 space.
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:::info In-depth Comparisons for multi-chain ecosystems

See the in-depth comparisons for [Ethereum 2.0](./learn-comparison-ethereum-2.md),
[Cosmos](./learn-comparisons-cosmos.md) and [Avalanche](./learn-comparisons-avalanche.md).

:::

## Ethereum 1.x

[Ethereum](https://ethereum.org) is a smart contract blockchain that allows for general computation
to be deployed on-chain and operated across the p2p network. Ethereum 1.x refers to the current
Ethereum release and the immediately planned future upgrades.

The difference between Ethereum 1.x and Polkadot is quite large. Ethereum is a single chain that
allows developers to extend its functionality through the deployment of blobs of code onto the chain
(called smart contracts). Polkadot, as described in the whitepaper, is a fully extensible and
scalable blockchain network that provides security and interoperability through shared state.

In practical terms, this means that the layer of abstraction between these two projects is
remarkably different for developers. In Ethereum, developers write smart contracts that all execute
on a single virtual machine, called the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). In Polkadot, however,
developers write their logic into individual blockchains, where the interface is part of the state
transition function of the blockchain itself. Polkadot will also support smart contract blockchains
for Wasm and EVM to provide compatibility with existing contracts, but will not have smart contract
functionality on its core chain, the relay chain.

As such, Polkadot is a possible augmentation and scaling method for Ethereum 1.x, rather than
competition.

## Binance Smart Chain

[Binance Chain](https://www.binance.com) is a Proof of Stake Authority (PoSA) blockchain used to
exchange digital assets on Binance DEX. Binance Smart Chain is an EVM-compatible smart contract
chain bridged to Binance Chain. Together, they form the Binance Dual Chain System. Binance Smart
Chain is also a Proof of Stake Authority chain and allows users to create smart contracts and dapps.

Both chains are built with Cosmos SDK and therefore are a part of the
[Cosmos](learn-comparisons-cosmos.md) ecosystem. Due to specifics of the Cosmos architecture,
interoperability of Binance Smart Chain is based on bridges. This means all validators of both
chains are also bridge operators, therefore the security of the system relies on trusting
validators. At the moment, there are 21 Binance Smart Chain validator nodes.

Polkadot has an entirely different purpose, as it was built to connect and secure unique
blockchains. It is a protocol on which single blockchains (such as Binance Smart Chain) could be
built and benefit from shared security, interoperability and scalability. Interoperability within
Polkadot is based on pooled security on Polkadot, and the security of the entire Polkadot network,
and has much stronger economic security.

Scalability based on bridges relies on each bridged chain finding its own set of validators,
therefore duplicate resources are required. Scalability on Polkadot is based on the security of the
relay chain, and as the number of validators in the active set on Polkadot are increased, more
parachains can be supported.
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