This improvement is consistent with Cronos' overall roadmap, which prioritizes effectiveness, affordability, and AI agent preparation. The last boost in productivity was last month when gas prices were reduced by 10 times, making the network more accessible for users and developers.
Climb to the final leaderboard
According to a shared press release cryptopotato, The update is scheduled to be published today on the mainnet, reducing the average Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) block interval from 5.5 seconds or more to less than 1 second.
This achievement solidifies its position as one of the most compatible and low latency EVM chains. In this final time, Chronos ranks among the top 10 fastest blockchains in finality on the chain, comparable to competitors such as Aptos, SEI, SUI, Solana.
This speed jump has also been supported by recent scalability changes. blocksm, The parallel execution engine introduced in the Palen upgrade, released last December. Multiple transactions can now be processed simultaneously within each block.
Both of these upgrades are expected.
- Increase transaction throughput (TPS)
- Enable instant near responsiveness
- Improve the developer user experience (UX)
- Reduce latency for real-time interactions on the chain
Mirko Zhao, lead and head of product and engineering at Cronos Labs, commented:
“Unlocking sub-second performance not only makes the network faster, but also enables a new class of ultra-fast blockchain applications. This upgrade strengthens the long-term commitment to the developer's experience and performance.”
The Cronos Ecosystem consists of three chains. Cronos EVM is an Ethereum-compatible blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK. Cronos Pos, a chain dedicated to payments and NFTS. Cronos Zkevm, a high-performance layer 2 (L2) network protected by Ethereum.
According to the latest data from Coingecko, its native cryptocurrency, CRO, currently ranks in the top 50 market capitalization, with a total capital of over $2.5 billion.
