Crypto.com (CRO)

🎉2025 @cronos_chain Summary January - - - - - - Cronos debuts dedicated page in blockchain encyclopedia for Web3 education. - Cronos kicks off 2025 with X Space featuring speakers from Flipsuitexyz, CryptoCom Agent, and Hackenclub on ecosystem partners. - LayerZero integration goes live on Cronos EVM and zkEVM, linking to 115 blockchains. February- - - - - - - HackerNoon spotlighted Cronos' LayerZero integration, which unlocked interoperability across 115 blockchains. - A special stream on February 18 allowed meme tokens on Cronos to pitch projects to the community. - A proposal slashed Cronos EVM base gas price by 25%, with validator voting starting February 14. - Stargate DAO proposed adding ETH and USDC pools to Cronos zkEVM, enhancing cross-chain bridging. - Cronos pioneered direct crypto-to-debit card transfers through a new partnership, marking a blockchain first. March- - - - - - - A proposal reached Cronos POS governance, outlining investments in roadmap, ETF, and Americas goals to revive the Golden Age. - Cronos zkEVM upgraded to v26 on mainnet March 26 at 7AM UTC, with 12-hour downtime, adding Smart Account SSO via Google, Apple ID, or email without seed phrases. - Cronos Labs appointed @mircroz (Mirko Zhao) as Head of Product and Engineering following @kentimsit (Ken Timsit's ) departure, leveraging Zhao's blockchain and DeFi expertise for strategy and incubation. May- - - - - - - 21Shares introduced an ETP for Cronos token $CRO, listed on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam to simplify investor access. - Developers upgraded Cronos zkEVM mainnet to v2.7, enabling EVM equivalence and cost-reducing Fflonk verifier for L1 proofs. June- - - - - - - A governance proposal activated 10x lower base gas fees on Cronos EVM, reducing transaction costs and enabling faster, affordable onchain activities for users and developers. - Plans advanced for Cronos EVM to achieve subsecond blocks with a 10x time reduction, boosting TPS for DeFi and gaming. July- - - - - - - Cronos reduced block times to 0.5 seconds, ranking among the world's top 10 fastest blockchains for high-throughput dApps. - Metrics tracking rolled out for the block time reduction, providing in-depth blockchain analytics. - A partnership with Chain_GPT launched an AI-NFT generation campaign, featured by Altcoin Daily. - The Cronos POS v6 upgrade proposal activated, enhancing performance, security, and interoperability, with voting until July 25. - Mainnet deployed Cronos POS v6, incorporating Cosmos SDK upgrades, a circuit breaker for safety, and optimized RocksDB. August- - - - - - - Cronos climbed into the top 15 DeFi chains with $600M TVL, reflecting a 20% month-over-month increase. - The 2025-2026 roadmap revealed ambitions to transform global finance into open, programmable rails amid growing stablecoins and tokenization. September- - - - - - - Key roadmap elements emphasized three growth engines: infrastructure, retail distribution, and token demand through @Cryptocom. - A new Snapshots Page streamlined node setup for Cronos validators by eliminating full sync requirements. - An upgraded Cronos Explorer debuted with faster UI, top tokens, and trending searches. - Ambassador Program v2 introduced missions, ranks, and exclusive perks. - The Cronos team hosted a booth at Korea Blockchain Week on September 23-24, featuring panels on AI in Web3 and future payments. - @LoadedLions appeared at the Korea Blockchain Week kickoff on Cronos. - Build On Cronos restructured its $100M fund into three programs for innovators. - Cronoscan ended operations on October 6, prompting developers to shift to Cronos Explorer. - Collaboration with AWS accelerated tokenization and RWA adoption through improved data accessibility. October- - - - - - - Partnership with Morpho Labs and Cryptocom facilitated efficient DeFi lending and on-chain tokenization. - Cronoscan's sunset concluded, establishing Cronos Explorer as the default with Etherscan API v2 compatibility and enhanced UI. - Ambassador Program applications closed, welcoming new ambassadors to guide and promote the chain. - A Google Cloud case study showcased Cronos scaling, reducing instance creation from 8 hours to 2 hours and cutting compute costs. - Keynote by @lesliechn from Cronos Labs at Cosmoverse2025 on October 30 outlined the on-chain dominance blueprint. - Cronos mainnet completed the Smarturn upgrade to v1.5.0, introducing smart accounts, new EVM features, and improved performance. November- - - - - - - The Cronos x402 Paytech hackathon offered $42K in prizes for AI-native onchain payment apps. - Signups ran via @DoraHacks from November 27 to December 11, with building and workshops from December 12 to January 23. December- - - - - - - Cronos initiated the x402 PayTech Hackathon with DoraHacks, featuring a $42K prize pool, 521 registered builders, and a build phase until January 23, 2026. - The hackathon's opening ceremony aired on December 4, showcasing developer tooling. - A workshop covered x402 paytech and Cronos EVM integration on December 18 at 9AM UTC. - Cronos Labs named @EdAdlard (Edward Adlard) as Head of Ecosystem to drive growth and partnerships. - @Fwiz (Ryan Wyatt) assumed the role of CEO at Cronos Labs, contributing gaming and crypto expertise. - Mainnet upgraded Cronos EVM on December 16 at 7AM UTC, with 30-minute downtime. - Cronos One launched as an all-in-one ecosystem gateway, including Verify for secure onchain identities and exclusive benefits. - The ecosystem highlighted speed, scalability, Solidity support, and Cosmos IBC interoperability for developers. - Season 2 of the Cronos Ambassador Program began for content creators and community supporters. - Cronos achieved 10x performance gains in 2025, alongside increased institutional involvement and onchain finance advancements. Wish all #CroFam a Happy News Year Make Cronos Great Again! Your Ambassador, Pampa

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"Why @ObsidianSwap Matters for the Cronos Ecosystem" 👀 Have a read from Luca below 👇 #Cronos #Cro

It is interesting to observe that the most successful product on the Cronos chain, in terms of fees collected and revenue earned, is currently the liquid staking via the https://t.co/uSdB3ahkWj App. This is the future of the Cronos chain, with other vertically integrated CDC products launching on the chain soon. Over half a million in annualized revenue.

DEX volumes on the Cronos chain are near macro lows (albeit that is also likely due to lower user activity during Christmas and holiday season). DefiLlama does not capture all protocols on the chain, so there is likely some discrepancy, but it is still relevant data. Sentiment across the space is pretty dire, with fear peaking and folks being desperate because they missed the bull run. I know not many want to launch a product into a bad market, but I think now is the time to build a good product to attract the next wave of retail, whenever/if it comes.

Be Careful guys. I received a few messages recently about compromised accounts. While I cannot pinpoint exactly where the weak link is, it seems that compromised email can be one of them. During holidays and new Year is THE best time for hackers and thieves as generally these time of the year companies runs on skeleton crews. Make sure you are aware, secured and most importantly... NEVER SHARE YOUR SEED DON'T SIGN FISHY TRANSACTIONS ONLY TALK THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS Take Care!

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#Cro you see the same as me fam? The falling is decining and starting to be more sidewayes instead of dropping (Black arrows) Lets get #Crofam 🚀 https://t.co/j4zCMeHivG