Moonbeam vs Cronos

Moonbeam vs Cronos Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Moonbeam TPS is 27.97% lower than Cronos TPS

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1.39 tx/s
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1.93 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Moonbeam max TPS is 79.32% lower than Cronos max TPS

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29.3 tx/s
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141.7 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 98.91% lower than Cronos max theoretical TPS

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58.4 tx/s
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5,390 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Moonbeam transaction volume is 27.97% lower than Cronos transaction volume

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5,008 txns
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6,953 txns

Block Time

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Moonbeam block time is 12X longer than Cronos block time

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6.14s
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0.53s

Finality

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Moonbeam finality is 100% longer than Cronos finality

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30s
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0s

Type

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

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Parachain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Moonbeam was launched 2 months after Cronos

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Jan 11, 2022
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Nov 8, 2021

Moonbeam vs Cronos Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 44X higher than Cronos Nakamoto Coefficient

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174
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4

Validators

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Moonbeam has 6X more validators than Cronos

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600
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100

Stake

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Moonbeam stake is 1.79X higher than Cronos stake

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$2.947B
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$1.65B

Consensus Mechanism

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Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Cronos is PoS

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Nominated Proof of Stake
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

Governance

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Moonbeam and Cronos governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
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On-chain

Moonbeam vs Cronos Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

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.

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