Celo vs Cronos

Celo vs Cronos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Celo TPS is 17X higher than Cronos TPS

Celo logo
45.76 tx/s
Cronos logo
2.74 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Celo max TPS is 1.89X higher than Cronos max TPS

Celo logo
268.1 tx/s
Cronos logo
141.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

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

Celo logo
476.2 tx/s
Cronos logo
5,390 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Celo transaction volume is 17X higher than Cronos transaction volume

Celo logo
165K txns
Cronos logo
9.87K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Celo block time is 1.55X longer than Cronos block time

Celo logo
1s
Cronos logo
0.64s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Celo finality is 100% longer than Cronos finality

Celo logo
24m 48s
Cronos logo
0s

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Type

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

Celo logo
Layer 2 blockchain
Cronos logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Celo has 11X more total transactions than Cronos

Celo logo
970M txns
Cronos logo
90.3M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Celo was launched 2 years before Cronos

Celo logo
Apr 22, 2020
Cronos logo
Nov 8, 2021

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Celo vs Cronos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Celo Nakamoto Coefficient is 75% lower than Cronos Nakamoto Coefficient

Celo logo
1
Cronos logo
4

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Celo has 99% fewer validators than Cronos

Celo logo
1
Cronos logo
100

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Celo has no data, while Cronos stake is $2.336B

Celo logo
—
Cronos logo
$2.336B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Celo is Rollup (Optimistic), while Cronos is PoS

Celo logo
Rollup (Optimistic)
Cronos logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Celo and Cronos governance are both on-chain

Celo logo
On-chain
Cronos logo
On-chain

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Celo vs Cronos Developer Activity New

Developers

Celo has 5.2X more developers than Cronos

Celo logo
1,571
Cronos logo
302

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Celo has 6.73X more repos than Cronos

Celo logo
175
Cronos logo
26

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Celo has 4.51X more commits than Cronos

Celo logo
70,481
Cronos logo
15,621

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Celo has 2.58X more stars than Cronos

Celo logo
2,923
Cronos logo
1,132

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Celo has 8.96X more watchers than Cronos

Celo logo
1,497
Cronos logo
167

Data from Chainspect

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