Polkadot vs Cronos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 100% lower than Cronos TPS

Polkadot logo
0 tx/s
Cronos logo
0.52 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polkadot max TPS is 3.27X higher than Cronos max TPS

Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s
Cronos logo
141.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Polkadot max theoretical TPS is 81.44% lower than Cronos max theoretical TPS

Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s
Cronos logo
5,390 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Polkadot transaction volume is 100% lower than Cronos transaction volume

Polkadot logo
0 txns
Cronos logo
1.89K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 14X longer than Cronos block time

Polkadot logo
6.01s
Cronos logo
0.44s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Polkadot finality is 100% longer than Cronos finality

Polkadot logo
30s
Cronos logo
0s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Polkadot and Cronos are both layer 1 blockchains

Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Cronos logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Polkadot has 60.02% fewer total transactions than Cronos

Polkadot logo
45.9M txns
Cronos logo
115M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Polkadot was launched 1 year before Cronos

Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020
Cronos logo
Nov 8, 2021

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Cronos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient is 45X higher than Cronos Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot logo
178
Cronos logo
4

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Polkadot has 6X more validators than Cronos

Polkadot logo
600
Cronos logo
100

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Polkadot stake is 1.17X higher than Cronos stake

Polkadot logo
$1.108B
Cronos logo
$949.3M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Cronos is PoS

Polkadot logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Cronos logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Polkadot and Cronos governance are both on-chain

Polkadot logo
On-chain
Cronos logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Cronos Developer Activity

Developers

Polkadot has 14X more developers than Cronos

Polkadot logo
9,023
Cronos logo
658

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 36X more commits than Cronos

Polkadot logo
694,838
Cronos logo
19,286

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polkadot has 17X more repos than Cronos

Polkadot logo
503
Cronos logo
29

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polkadot has 31X more stars than Cronos

Polkadot logo
35,404
Cronos logo
1,148

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 34X more watchers than Cronos

Polkadot logo
5,095
Cronos logo
148

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Cronos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polkadot chain revenue is 99.99% lower than Cronos chain revenue

Polkadot logo
$0.02145
Cronos logo
$290.1

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot average transaction fee is 4.18X higher than Cronos average transaction fee

Polkadot logo
$0.02145
Cronos logo
$0.005137

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 28.34% lower than Cronos market cap

Polkadot logo
$2.239B
Cronos logo
$3.125B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 61% lower than Cronos FDV

Polkadot logo
$2.799B
Cronos logo
$7.179B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.84X higher than Cronos Market Cap to FDV ratio

Polkadot logo
79.99%
Cronos logo
43.53%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 19X higher than Cronos price

Polkadot logo
$1.333
Cronos logo
$0.07179

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Cronos Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Polkadot

Polkadot stands out among other blockchain projects for its focus on enhancing the foundational infrastructure of dApps. It aims to enable interoperability between blockchain ecosystems, facilitating seamless communication without intermediaries. Functioning as a "network of networks," Polkadot utilizes parachains — specialized blockchains with unique functionalities and tokens — to enable interaction between diverse blockchain architectures. Powered by the nominated proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm and drawing inspiration from the Ouroboros protocol, Polkadot offers a robust framework for building interconnected and scalable decentralized systems.

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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