Cronos vs Moonbeam

Cronos vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Cronos TPS is 3.24X higher than Moonbeam TPS

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4.93 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
1.52 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Cronos max TPS is 4.84X higher than Moonbeam max TPS

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141.7 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Cronos max theoretical TPS is 92X higher than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS

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5,390 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Cronos transaction volume is 3.24X higher than Moonbeam transaction volume

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17,757 txns
Moonbeam logo
5,484 txns

Block Time

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Cronos block time is 90.76% shorter than Moonbeam block time

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0.58s
Moonbeam logo
6.33s

Finality

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Cronos finality is 100% shorter than Moonbeam finality

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0s
Moonbeam logo
30s

Type

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Cronos is a layer 1 blockchain, while Moonbeam is a parachain

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Layer 1 blockchain
Moonbeam logo
Parachain

Launch Date

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Cronos was launched 2 months before Moonbeam

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Nov 8, 2021
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

Cronos vs Moonbeam Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Cronos Nakamoto Coefficient is 97.82% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Moonbeam logo
184

Validators

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Cronos has 83.33% fewer validators than Moonbeam

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100
Moonbeam logo
600

Stake

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Cronos stake is 15.98% lower than Moonbeam stake

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$2.815B
Moonbeam logo
$3.351B

Consensus Mechanism

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Cronos is PoS, while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Governance

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Cronos and Moonbeam governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
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On-chain

Cronos vs Moonbeam Developer Activity New

Developers

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Cronos has 1.51X more developers than Moonbeam

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300
Moonbeam logo
199

Repos

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Cronos has 13.33% fewer repos than Moonbeam

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26
Moonbeam logo
30

Commits

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Cronos has 1.1X more commits than Moonbeam

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15,601
Moonbeam logo
14,156

Stars

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Cronos has 17.98% fewer stars than Moonbeam

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1,131
Moonbeam logo
1,379

Watchers

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Cronos has 25.33% fewer watchers than Moonbeam

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168
Moonbeam logo
225

Cronos vs Moonbeam Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

About Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

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