title_body: What advantages does Cardano have over other "fast" blockchains?
upvoted_answer: I recently discovered Solana too and found that it has awesome speed. Here are my thoughts from a little review:
  
  Decentralized limit: Hardware recommended requirements for Solana nodes are pretty advanced which limits the amount of nodes that can be run.
  Speed: Project Hydra from Cardano has a theoretical limit of 1M TPS acheiving 1/10 of that will still be significant.
  Adoption: Its not always just about technology, I like IOG approach to get adoption with deals. Even if the Africa deal falls through they are still pursuing other opportunities.
  Transparency: I honestly couldnt find any way to actually connect with the people behind Solara. It just looks like they are popping out high performance tools. I do wonder if there is a tradeoff being done for speed.
  
  Finally, I really like the goal of Cardano which is about making the world a better place by building for the globe.
  Most of the crypto ecosystem is mainly in first world countries.