Moonbeam vs Cronos

Moonbeam vs Cronos Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Moonbeam TPS is 35.79% lower than Cronos TPS

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1.03 tx/s
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1.6 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
Cronos logo
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
Cronos logo
5,390 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Moonbeam transaction volume is 35.79% lower than Cronos transaction volume

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3,699 txns
Cronos logo
5,761 txns

Block Time

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Moonbeam block time is 12X longer than Cronos block time

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6.94s
Cronos logo
0.57s

Finality

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Moonbeam finality is 100% longer than Cronos finality

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30s
Cronos logo
0s

Type

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

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Parachain
Cronos logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Moonbeam was launched 2 months after Cronos

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Jan 11, 2022
Cronos logo
Nov 8, 2021

Moonbeam vs Cronos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 46X higher than Cronos Nakamoto Coefficient

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184
Cronos logo
4

Validators

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Moonbeam has 6X more validators than Cronos

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600
Cronos logo
100

Stake

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Moonbeam stake is 1.19X higher than Cronos stake

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$3.351B
Cronos logo
$2.815B

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 Developer Activity New

Developers

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Moonbeam has 33.66% fewer developers than Cronos

Moonbeam logo
199
Cronos logo
300

Repos

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Moonbeam has 1.15X more repos than Cronos

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30
Cronos logo
26

Commits

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Moonbeam has 9.26% fewer commits than Cronos

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14,156
Cronos logo
15,601

Stars

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Moonbeam has 1.22X more stars than Cronos

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1,379
Cronos logo
1,131

Watchers

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Moonbeam has 1.34X more watchers than Cronos

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225
Cronos logo
168

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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