CoolWallet Supports Cronos and Crypto.Org Chain

CoolWallet is proud to announce that our flagship DeFi/NFT hardware wallet CoolWallet Pro now supports Cronos (CRO), formerly known as Crypto.org Coin, as well as Crypto.org Chain. CRO is the utility token of both Crypto.org Chain and Cronos EVM Chain.

Crypto.org is a next-generation public blockchain that offers lightning-fast and cheap transactions, and is rapidly growing its ecosystem of dApps focused on DeFi, NFTs, Web 3, and the metaverse. We are very excited about the new world of opportunities this will unlock for our CoolWallet users, and what better way to dip your toes into the new Crypto.org universe than with our recently released limited edition Crypto.com x CoolWallet Pro hardware wallet?

Why did Crypto.org rebrand to Cronos?

On February 18, 2022, Crypto.org announced the rebranding of “Crypto.org Coin” ($CRO) – the utility token of the Crypto.org Chain and the Cronos EVM Chain – to Cronos ($CRO).

The new name takes into account CRO’s decentralized nature and celebrates the explosive growth of the Cronos ecosystem since its inception. The Cronos ecosystem represents the next major phase in the adoption and utilization of Web 3 by hundreds of millions of users.

What is the difference between Cronos Chain and Crypto.org Chain?

Both the Crypto.org and Cronos blockchains have been built on Tendermint and the Cosmos SDK, which enables them to be interoperable with each other much like Binance Chain and Binance Smart Chain (BSC). The big difference though is that Cronos Chain is compatible with the Ethereum network, while the Crypto.org chain serves as a standalone network.

About Cronos Chain

Cronos is an EVM-compatible chain designed to support the creator economy with applications such as DeFi and GameFi, ultimately serving as a foundational infrastructure for the metaverse.

Live since November 2021, transactions are much faster and cheaper than on the Ethereum mainnet, making decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts more user and environmentally friendly.

Cronos has seen incredible growth over the last three months as well as user adoption that has surpassed expectations, with over 350,000 unique wallet addresses performing transactions on Cronos and over 120 dApp builders joining, across all dApp categories.

Both transaction volume (TV) and TVL (total value locked) are surging, reaching 15+ million and US$2.5 billion, respectively.

Over 3,500 CRC-20 tokens have been minted since November 2021.

Advantages of Cronos

Built on Ethermint, which is based on the Cosmos SDK
Supports the rapid porting of dApps and smart contracts from Ethereum and other EVM-compatible chains
Interoperable with the Cosmos ecosystem via IBC (Inter Blockchain Communication)
Proof of Authority (POA) consensus mechanism – more streamlined and scalable with top security with a range of validators run by many parties

Cronos unique addresses (Cronoscan.com)

The Cronos Community Roadmap for 2022 aims to propel Cronos to the Top 5 of public blockchains by TVL. It includes the following:

Rapid expansion of the ecosystem in DeFi, NFT/Gamefi and metaverses dApps
At-scale infrastructure and SDK support for developers
Significant increase in transaction throughput (TPS) via breakthrough database optimization
Stronger blockchain connectivity
Interoperability with secure and decentralized bridges with Ethereum and Cosmos chains

Snapshot of the Cronos ecosystem projects as of February 6, 2022. (Courtesy of Cronos News)

What is Crypto.org Chain?

Crypto.org Chain is a next-generation public blockchain that’s fully open-source, permissionless, and decentralized. Its network boasts high speeds and low fees, and it is designed to be a public good that helps drive mass adoption of blockchain technology through use cases like payments, DeFi, and NFTs. Read the whitepaper here.