Celo vs Cronos

Celo vs Cronos Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Celo TPS is 8.57X higher than Cronos TPS

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16.56 tx/s
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1.93 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Celo max TPS is 1.89X higher than Cronos max TPS

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268.1 tx/s
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141.7 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Celo max theoretical TPS is 91.16% lower than Cronos max theoretical TPS

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476.2 tx/s
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5,390 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Celo transaction volume is 8.57X higher than Cronos transaction volume

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59,616 txns
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6,953 txns

Block Time

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Celo block time is 1.88X longer than Cronos block time

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1s
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0.53s

Finality

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Celo finality is 100% longer than Cronos finality

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24m 48s
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0s

Type

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Celo is a layer 2 blockchain, while Cronos is a layer 1 blockchain

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Layer 2 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Celo was launched 2 years before Cronos

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Apr 22, 2020
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Nov 8, 2021

Celo vs Cronos Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Celo Nakamoto Coefficient is 75% lower than Cronos Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
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4

Validators

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Celo has 99% fewer validators than Cronos

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1
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100

Stake

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Celo has no data, while Cronos stake is $1.65B

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Cronos logo
$1.65B

Consensus Mechanism

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Celo is Rollup (Optimistic), while Cronos is PoS

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Rollup (Optimistic)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

Governance

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Celo and Cronos governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
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On-chain

Celo vs Cronos Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Celo

Celo stands as a blockchain ecosystem with a mission to foster cryptocurrency adoption among smartphone users globally. Utilizing phone numbers as public keys, Celo aims to onboard billions of smartphone owners, including those lacking traditional banking access, into cryptocurrency transactions. The platform is engineered to offer a comprehensive range of stablecoins, decentralized identification solutions, and other resources, empowering both users and developers alike.

About Cronos

Cronos emerges as an interoperable blockchain, streamlining the migration of applications and crypto assets from various chains while prioritizing low transaction costs, rapid throughput, and fast finalization times. It operates as an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chain, augmented with support for Inter-Blockchain Communications (IBC) networks based on the Cosmos SDK. This integration empowers developers to create and launch dApps atop the EVM infrastructure.

Blockchains Socials

Celo Socials

Cronos Socials