# BNB Chain vs Cronos Network

Side-by-side fundamentals for BNB Chain and Cronos Network tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | BNB Chain                 | Cronos Network       |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 206.6 tx/s                | 0.53 tx/s            |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 3.25K tx/s                | 141.7 tx/s           |
| Theoretical TPS              | 6.35K tx/s                | 5.39K tx/s           |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 744K txns                 | 1.92K txns           |
| Block Time (1H)              | 450ms                     | 427ms                |
| Finality Time                | 650ms                     | Instant              |
| Total Transactions           | 15.7B txns                | 122M txns            |
| Launch Date                  | Sep 1, 2020               | Nov 8, 2021          |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 7                         | 4                    |
| Validators/Miners            | 45                        | 100                  |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $16.8B                    | $706M                |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Staked Authority | Proof of Stake (PoS) |
| Governance                   | On-chain                  | On-chain             |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $259K                     | $222                 |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0174                   | $0.00794             |
| Price                        | $693.71                   | $0.04845             |
| Market Cap                   | $91.2B                    | $2.46B               |
| FDV                          | $91.2B                    | $4.85B               |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 100.00%                   | 50.76%               |
| Developers                   | 4,115                     | 664                  |
| Commits                      | 170,219                   | 19,576               |
| Repos                        | 160                       | 29                   |
| Stars                        | 14,770                    | 1,167                |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/bnb-chain-vs-cronos