Cronos 2025 Whitepaper
Introduction
Every era of progress is defined by foundational innovation. Just as cloud infrastructure powered Web2, Cronos is poised to define the next generation of finance, ushering in the Golden Age of On-chain Dominance.
Cronos is the institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure designed to become the backbone of Open and AI-accessible markets. We are laying the foundations for a financial system which democratizes wealth creation opportunities once reserved for a select few. Our mission: to build the DeFi infrastructure that makes tokenized markets open, compliant, and usable by billions.
We are architecting an ecosystem where the next generation of on-chain participants, including AI agents, operate seamlessly alongside today’s traders and institutions.
At its core, Cronos is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible blockchain, forged with the Cosmos SDK and fully integrated with the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol. This architecture obliterates silos, enabling fluid asset transfers across Ethereum, Cosmos, and beyond, while empowering developers with advanced smart contract capabilities.
With 60,000 transactions per second (TPS), 500ms block times, instant finality, and sub-$0.01 transaction fees, Cronos sets the global standard for performance. Our Proof of Authority (POA) consensus strikes the perfect balance between decentralization and scalability, making Cronos the undisputed leader in high-throughput blockchain solutions.
Cronos Labs, our $100M Ecosystem Fund, is the rocket fuel for innovation, empowering developers to build transformative applications. Through our strategic alliance with Crypto.com, Cronos delivers direct access to 150M+ users, ensuring unmatched scalability and global reach. More than just a blockchain, Cronos is realizing the promise of Web3, ushering in the golden age of on-chain dominance.
The Cronos Edge
Cronos, in partnership with Crypto.com, is uniquely positioned to lead the transition of traditional financial systems to tokenized, on-chain markets. This alliance leverages a formidable foundation to drive institutional adoption and global scalability on 3 key prongs:
1. Reliable, Open Infrastructure Supporting Next-Gen Tokenized Markets
Battle-Tested, Institutional-Grade Infrastructure - Engineering that delivers unmatched user experiences with zero downtime over the last four years.
Instant finality: Unlike other layer 2 chains with transaction finality of 20-30min , Cronos’ instant finality architecture leaves little room for ambiguity.
No limits: With 500ms block times, 60,000 TPS, and sub-$0.01 transaction fees, we remove all barriers to enterprise-grade innovation.
Ethereum Interoperability - Ease of building and compatibility with broader Ethereum ecosystem
Day-One portability: Leverage Cronos’ next-gen infrastructure whilst having full compatibility with Ethereum’s ecosystem and frictionless distribution to a global audience.
Liquidity powerhouse: Developers gain instant access to deep and frictionless bridging to Ethereum’s $321B+ in ecosystem TVL.
AI-Native DeFi Ecosystem - Cronos is engineered for the future, with AI agent-native primitives and a Proof of Identity standard redefining the intersection of DeFi and AI.
Cronos AI SDK: Developed with Crypto.com, the SDK fuses leading LLMs with blockchain capabilities, enabling developers to build AI-enabled financial products with unmatched speed and focus.
Proof of Identity: A game-changing standard and building block empowering partners like Crypto.com to attest non-custodial wallets, ensuring compliance and enabling trust between AI and human interactions.
2. Driving Retail Adoption With Crypto.com Global Reach
Global Regulatory Leadership - Supported by various licenses and registrations worldwide, Crypto.com as a strategic partner, upholds the highest compliance standards, ensuring trust and enduring accessibility across the world.
Trusted Foundations - 120+ qualifications, key certificates including ISO/IEC 27001, 27701, 22301, SOC 1 & SOC 2 Type II (AICPA), PCI DSS Level 1, ensure deep regulatory expertise and assessment at the highest industry standards.
Global Reach via Crypto.com - Through its integration with Crypto.com, a globally recognized brand, Cronos provides direct access to over 150 million users, enabling unmatched market penetration and adoption for projects in its ecosystem.
Crypto.com Pay offers payment rails at scale with 20+ supported currencies, 10M+ eligible merchants and the ability to accept payments from 580M+ crypto users worldwide.
World-Class Exchange Rails. Crypto.com Exchange is ranked number one USD-supporting exchange in 2024, it settles 64 million transactions per second, 370-nanosecond matching latency, and offers 1:1 US Dollars or USDC support.
AI-Powered Ecosystem Gateway. Project Cortex, powered by Cronos’ AI primitives and Crypto.com’s expertise, will strip away the complexities of DeFi and make it effortless for the next billions of humans and agents to trade, lend, stake, pay, and much more — all on-chain.
3. Amplifying CRO’s Global Demand through Public Markets
CRO-Powered Financial Instruments - Cronos is driving the adoption of CRO through innovative financial products, including CRO-powered ETFs to expand CRO’s presence and mainstream adoption in US and EU markets.Partnerships with industry leaders like 21Shares, Canary Capital, and Trump Media Technology Group are just the tip of the iceberg..
Market momentum with ETFs as Bitcoin and ETH ETFs surpass $90B and $30B in assets under management at the time of writing, these instruments will continue to drive massive retail adoption.
The filing of the Blue Chip ETF, a collaboration with Trump Media Technology Group, comprises 70% Bitcoin, 15% Ether, 8% Solana, 5% Cronos, and 2% XRP, creating a new express pathway for more users to join the Cronos ecosystem.
Support for Digital Asset Treasury Companies - Cronos will actively support Digital Asset Treasury Companies (DATCOs) integrating CRO into their strategies enabling more ways to participate in, and gain exposure to our vibrant ecosystem.
Cronos is not just shaping the future—it is defining it. With institutional-grade infrastructure, global regulatory leadership, and unmatched market reach, Cronos is poised to lead the global transition to a tokenized, on-chain financial world, empowering institutions, developers, and users to build the next generation of finance.
Roadmap
For the most current strategic roadmap, refer to the official Cronos blog post: Cronos 2025-2026 Roadmap: The Golden Age of On-chain Dominance
Ecosystem Support
Cronos Labs
Cronos Labs serves as a dedicated blockchain startup accelerator, committed to fostering the development of a tokenized open economy and its associated use cases, while advancing the broader Cronos chain ecosystem and protocol innovation.
Cronos Ecosystem Development
Cronos Labs spearheads the advancement of a compliant, tokenized open economy tailored for institutional adoption, enabling traditional finance entities to leverage Cronos to deliver new transformative applications to both DeFi and TradFi users.
Cronos Ecosystem Grants - The ecosystem grant program focuses on providing capital and support to accelerate the implementation of infrastructure components, developer tools, product integrations and user/developer education programs that are critical for the development of the Cronos ecosystem.
Cronos Labs Incubator - Cronos Labs incubates talented decentralized applications (dApps) product development teams and provides them with the means and tools to create outstanding DeFi and GameFi applications.
Strategic Partnerships - Cronos Labs establishes strategic partnerships with institutions, founders, and technology companies who can significantly advance the user and developer experience on Cronos.
Cronos Technology Backbone
Protocol Architecture
Overview
Cronos occupies a distinguished position as a leading blockchain at the confluence of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and the Cosmos ecosystem, commanding the highest adoption and Total Value Locked (TVL) in this segment. As an EVM-compatible chain constructed on the Cosmos SDK, Cronos seamlessly Ethereum’s robust smart contract capabilities and Cosmos’s interoperable architecture to deliver unparalleled functionality and scalability
Solution
Cronos incorporates the EVM and is built on top of Cosmos SDK. This unique combination enabled Cronos to support:
Ethereum Virtual Machine(EVM): Cronos uses a custom-built module which allows rapid porting of smart contracts from Ethereum and EVM compatible chains. Solidity developers who have prior experiences in building on Ethereum or other EVM chains can build decentralised applications on Cronos using Solidity.
CometBFT and the Cosmos SDK: CometBFT and the Cosmos SDK provide the foundation for Cronos, delivering a secure and reliable consensus engine along with a flexible, modular blockchain framework that supports development in widely used programming languages.
Interoperability (IBC): Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) enables Cronos to communicate with other IBC-enabled Cosmos SDK-based blockchains. It is a cross-chain communication protocol that has many possibilities including asset transfer and cross-chain execution. IBC is set to expand to other non-Cosmos blockchains in the near future, unlocking vast interoperability potential.
Proof of Authority (PoA): Proof-of-Authority (PoA) is a more streamlined and scalable consensus built on top of CometBFT’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS), while still maintaining security through a range of experienced and carefully-vetted validators.
Consensus Engine
Proof of Authority (PoA)
Cronos is a scalable, high-throughput proof-of-authority (PoA) blockchain, built on top of the Cosmos SDK. It leverages CometBFT’s consensus engine and incorporates Ethereum features through an in-house developed module, providing full EVM compatibility..
Cronos uses a modified version of the CometBFT PoS. In the Cronos consensus, validators are vetted by other validators based on their commitment to the Cronos ecosystem, technical ability to implement upgrades flawlessly, track record in operating high availability nodes, and economic viability. Among these permissioned validators, the voting power of each node is determined by the staking token amount that they have been allocated by the validator group. We refer to the Cronos consensus as a Proof of Authority (PoA) consensus because the admission of new validator nodes requires existing validators agreeing to donate or delegate staking tokens to these new validators.
In the Cronos consensus, the staking token is not the Cronos (CRO) token. Instead, it is a dedicated staking token that is used for governance purposes. This token is not listed and has no market value. Separately, the Cronos (CRO) token is used by end-users to pay network transaction fees which are collected by validator nodes.
CometBFT
CometBFT (previously Tendermint) is a software used to consistently and securely replicate an application on many machines. There are two important components to CometBFT, the consensus engine, CometBFT Core, and the application interface, the Application BlockChain Interface (ABCI).
CometBFT core ensures that validators receive the same transactions and in the same order. Validators are running a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) consensus protocol. This means the consensus engine is able to tolerate machines failing or becoming malicious. Validators go through a multi-round voting process before coming to a consensus on the contents of a block. When the majority of the validators agree on this block, this block will be added to the blockchain.
The application interface, ABCI, makes it possible for developers to use CometBFT for applications in different programming languages and select the development environment suited for them.
On a high level, these are the main reasons why CometBFT is a good fit as consensus engine for Cronos:
Heavily researched and peer reviewed;
Robustly tested implementation;
Track record of adoption: CometBFT has been in continuous development since 2014, and has been adopted by several high-profile projects;
Modular architecture: It offers flexibility on which and how applications are developed on top of it.
Cosmos SDK
Cosmos SDK is an open-source framework suited for PoS or PoA blockchains. With the Cosmos SDK developers can create custom blockchains from scratch on top of CometBFT, and natively interoperate with other Cosmos SDK blockchains.
The Cosmos SDK allows for composable open-source modules that can be easily integrated. Developers can use pre-built modules or create custom modules that can be imported into the existing blockchain application.
The Cosmos SDK is inspired by a capabilities-based security model, allowing developers to think more about the security of interactions between modules. Leveraging the experience from different previous blockchain state machines, the Cosmos SDK is a secure environment to build blockchains.
Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC)
The Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol (IBC) is an end-to-end, connection oriented stateful protocol used for reliable, ordered, and authenticated communication between heterogeneous blockchains.
This interoperability is achieved by specifying a set of data structures, abstractions, and semantics such that they can be implemented by a distributed ledger satisfying this set of requirements.
The IBC is used for cross-chain applications such as token transfers, atomic swaps, multi-chain smart contracts and data and code sharding.
Fee Structure
Cronos has lower transaction fees than a typical PoW chain thanks to the design architecture and consensus engine. It allows for a higher transaction execution capacity with a lower cost.
Each transaction on Cronos consumes gas during execution based on the computational effort needed. The transaction fee is calculated as the total of gas consumed during transaction execution multiplied by the unit gas price.
Built for predictable, low-cost transactions, our dynamic fee structure is inspired by Ethereum’s EIP-1559 and ensures that fees remain affordable and transparent even as network usage surges. The module’s formula to calculate the base fee at each block is also similar to the formula used by EIP-1559. This means that transaction fees will increase when the network is congested, and they will decrease when the network has spare capacity.
In contrast with EIP-1559, the fee market module implemented on Cronos does not burn any of the base fees. The base fee and priority fee continue to be collected by the validators.
Security & Performance
Cronos is powered by the CometBFT consensus engine, which is a Byzantine-Fault Tolerant (BFT) protocol. It has the following characteristics:
Instant finality - Transactions are confirmed immediately once they are included in a block.
Scalability - CometBFT can process more transactions per minute than the EVM, making it faster, cheaper and carbon-neutral to execute smart contracts.
Security - BFT can tolerate up to 1/3 network node’s failure and includes detection of explicit malicious behaviour.
Instant finality A typical PoW consensus does not provide fast finality in the sense that blocks could be re-organised to a certain block height given a 51% attack. The probability of a transaction being revoked goes down as the number of confirmations goes up, so typically users need to wait at least 6 confirmations before their transaction is added to the blockchain. In Cronos instant finality refers to the fact that transactions are finalised once they have been included into a block.
Scalability Cronos delivers an impressive 60,000 transactions per second (TPS), making it up to 20 times faster than traditional Proof-of-Work (PoW) blockchains and preventing transaction delays. Powered by CometBFT’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus, its high throughput reduces the cost of executing smart contracts, leading to lower transaction fees.
Because of the peg zones and hub design of the Cosmos network, it is possible to scale horizontally by adding a second, third, etc. zone, increasing the TPS with each zone that is added.
Security As Cronos utilises CometBFT’s consensus engine, a Byzantine Fault Tolerant protocol, it is resistant, even if up to ⅓ of the nodes fail or decide to act maliciously.
Validators currently are invitation-only and are selected based on security and performance criteria, including background check, to ensure they are of highest standards. On the technical side, validators are expected to comply with a security checklist and follow best practices when running their nodes.
This includes having:
A secure operating data centre
Backup and redundant hardware to ensure high availability and reliability
Sentry node architecture for DDoS prevention
Intrusion detection / prevention system installed
General security checks, including automated patching
Account security, remote access controls and KMS e.g. HSM
System monitoring and alerting
The Sentry node architecture is one example of how to set up a validator node to mitigate risk of DDoS attacks. A sentry node is similar to a full node, but uses one or more peers to connect to. These peers can be either a validator or a node. The sentry node serves as a protection layer, similar to a frontend/backend separation. In case of DDoS attacks, multiple sentry nodes with the ability of dynamic scaling can make it much harder to impact the validator node.
The validator uses private connections and is not directly exposed to the public internet. This approach together with proper networking and security best practices such as multiple subnets, firewalls and redundancy devices, are expected of validators. Below is a solution example on a cloud provider, but one can use any other solution that suits.
The implementation of CometBFT has also been thoroughly audited by Kudelski Security, and was found to be of high standard. This audit consisted of the following tasks:
Security analysis and architecture review of the original protocol
Review of the code written for the project
Assessment of the cryptographic primitives used
Compliance of the code with the provided technical documentation
More details on the report can be found in the security audit report. Note that this audit was based on the code as of 11 Feb 2022.
Reward/Penalties
Validators are expected to maintain a stable infrastructure and help to secure the network. If the validators fail to achieve this, they are subjected to certain forms of punishment depending on the severity. Such punishments include: Jailing - Liveness Faults (Low availability)
Validators are “jailed” if they do not sign blocks for a certain period of time. During the jailing period, validators are excluded from the active validator list and are not allowed to sign any blocks. The jailing period provides validators a chance to recover their infrastructure without further impacting the network stability. At the same time, the exclusion from signing blocks is a punishment to the validator because they cannot obtain any rewards during this period.
Byzantine Faults
A validator makes a byzantine fault when they sign conflicting messages/blocks at the same height and consensus round. CometBFT has mechanisms to publish evidence of validators that signed conflicting votes so they can be punished by being slashed.
When byzantine faults are detected, validators are immediately slashed and jailed. Their stake will be deducted and validators who commit this double-signing fault will also be put into the "tombstone state", which means they are blacklisted and jailed forever.
Connectivity and Interoperability
Users can transfer CRC-20 tokens, Cronos’ native token standard, from and to other IBC-enabled chains in a decentralised manner, which means that the transfers are confirmed by validators and enjoy the same level of security as other transactions on the Cronos chain.
Additional IBC channels and features will also be introduced. Users will be able to transfer crypto assets from other chains of the Cosmos ecosystem, or other IBC-compatible chains, to Cronos. Upcoming Cosmos SDK and IBC interoperability modules will bring several functionalities to Cronos:
Interchain accounts (ICS-27): this module allows an account on Cronos chain to securely control an account on another IBC-compatible chain and to get it to send transactions on its behalf.
Relayer incentives (ICS-29): this module makes it possible for the operator of an IBC bridge relayer to charge end-users flexibly, which enhances the economic viability of the bridge. As a result, the number of relayers between Cronos and other IBC-compatible chains will grow.
EVM packets over IBC: this module allows Cronos users to interact with proxies of smart contracts that live on another EVM-compatible blockchain (e.g., Evmos, Umee).
The Cronos Chain stack The Cronos ecosystem integrates three chains: Cronos EVM, zkEVM, and POS, synergizing to drive decentralized innovation. This whitepaper highlights Cronos EVM while this section is a comparison summary showcasing their collective strength.
Cronos EVM: Programmable Backbone Cronos EVM, a layer-1 blockchain on Cosmos SDK, is EVM-compatible and supports 500+ project teams building smart contract-based dApps. Powered by CRO as native gas token, it has processed 150M+ transactions for 1.8M+ users, securing $500M in DeFi TVL and billions in assets.
Cronos zkEVM: Scalable Future Cronos zkEVM, a layer-2 network built using the ZK Stack, leverages Ethereum security for gasless transactions and zkCRO, the yield-bearing version of CRO. It adds interoperability with the zkElastic Chain and features a native bridge to Ethereum. With $50M in bridged funds, it sets a benchmark for scalability and efficiency.
Cronos POS: Security Core Cronos POS, the layer-zero network, secures the ecosystem with 100 validators and $1B+ in staked CRO. It has validated 37M transactions at $0.00001 each, ensuring unmatched reliability.
The CRO token is the unifying force, governed by Cronos POS, fuels transactions, staking, and governance across all chains, uniting the ecosystem’s vision for a decentralized future.
Latest Protocol Enhancements
Cronos delivers high-throughput, low-latency infrastructure for scalable dApps. Its innovations, BlockSTM and MemIAVL, developed with the Cosmos ecosystem in 2025, enhance transaction processing and state management, solidifying Cronos’s leadership in decentralized finance.
BlockSTM unlocks a new era of transaction speed, achieving up to 60,000 TPS with faster block processing. MemIAVL optimizes state management, reducing snapshot restore times from 16 hours to 5 minutes and block commit latency by over 10x.
Open-source BlockSTM and MemIAVL empower developers to build high-performance dApps, strengthening Cronos and the Cosmos ecosystem for scalable DeFi innovation.
Our relentless pursuit of security and speed is not stopping. In 2025 and 2026, our technical R&D will focus on three key areas to fortify our position:
Driving Institutional Excellence - Create use-case-driven innovations, such as secure and efficient transaction handling mechanisms resistant to tampering and congestion, along with compliant implementations of optional privacy features.
Advancing Interconnected Scalability - Bridges form the vital pulse of our ecosystem. Our future roadmap includes adopting cutting-edge solutions such as Cosmos IBC Eureka and optimizing liquidity on existing bridges to reduce slippage and enable frictionless cross-chain interoperability.
Security and Speed Upgrades - A future-proof blockchain demands unyielding security and performance. Our team will continue to drive innovation in blockchain technology to deliver unmatched resilience and efficiency.
Tokenomics
The tokenomics of the CRO token are strategically designed to maximize utility and drive ecosystem growth within Cronos. The CRO token serves the following critical functions:
Native Gas Token - CRO functions as the native gas token across all Cronos chains, facilitating seamless transaction processing and network operations.
Governance and Validator Staking - CRO is utilized for staking by validators and governance participants on Cronos POS, ensuring robust network security and decentralized decision-making. Delegators of CRO also earn staking rewards for supporting network security.
dApps Utilization and Liquidity Pools - CRO powers decentralized applications (dApps) and supports liquidity pools, enhancing the functionality and economic vitality of the Cronos ecosystem.
Funding On-Chain AI Agents - CRO is allocated to seed the development and deployment of on-chain AI agents, fostering innovation in AI-driven financial applications.
In addition to an existing mechanism of periodic community pool burns, Cronos is exploring a new quarterly burn, based on price & block size.
Tooling and Infrastructure
They say that the right tools are a builder's most powerful weapon, so Cronos provides a full arsenal of development frameworks, libraries, and tools—everything you need to build the future. Examples of developer tools include Truffle Suite, Hardhat, Open Zeppelin contract libraries, web3.js, ethers.js and web3.py.
Most of the tooling that dApp developers have come to expect from a leading EVM-compatible chain are available on Cronos:
Highly reliable commercial RPC endpoints for access to on-chain data, plus additional protocols and vendors to query large numbers of on-chain data points.
More than 15 self-custodial wallets.
Several analytics platforms to better understand on-chain data (e.g. Debank, vFat.tools, Defillama, Ape Board, NFTScan, Dappradar).
Oracle protocols (eg. Pyth, Band Protocol, Witnet)
Visit the Cronos documentation for an up-to-date list of tools and integrations.
AI Agent SDK
Developed in partnership with Crypto.com, the AI Agent SDK enables institutional developers to integrate advanced AI capabilities into Web3 applications on the Cronos blockchain, streamlining complex blockchain interactions for enterprise-grade solutions. Available via PyPi and NPM, the SDK empowers developers to build AI-driven applications that enhance efficiency and accessibility within the Cronos ecosystem.
Key Features
AI-Driven Functionality - Embedded large language models (LLMs) interpret natural language inputs, enabling seamless execution of blockchain functions for institutional users, such as tokenized asset management and DeFi operations.
Cronos Ecosystem Integration - The SDK integrates with Cronos EVM and Cronos zkEVM, leveraging public RPC endpoints and APIs to support scalable, secure applications for institutional use cases like insurance, forex, and trade finance.
Flexible Development - Supports integration with client-side platforms, including enterprise frontends and messaging interfaces, simplifying development for institutional-grade applications.
Cronos Play SDK
Cronos Play is a comprehensive modular suite of developer tools and services to streamline the creation of gaming and GameFi applications in the Cronos ecosystem. Cronos Play is an essential pillar of Cronos’s strategy to bring tens of millions of end-users to Web3. The developer platform will consist of integrations, developer products, and services supporting multiple game platforms and languages such as the Unity engine, the Unreal Engine, and the C++ programming language.
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