# Cronos Chain (CRO) Cronos is the first Cosmos EVM chain for DeFi, NFTs, and metaverse that aims to massively scale the DeFi and decentralized application ecosystem. Cronos can massively scale the DeFi and decentralized application ecosystem by providing developers with the ability to instantly port apps from Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains. With low cost, high throughput, fast finality, and built-in interoperability, Cronos is poised to bring decentralized applications to the 10 million user base of the Crypto.com ecosystem and beyond. **EVM Compatible** Built on Ethermint, which supports rapid porting of apps & smart contracts from Ethereum and other EVM-compatible chains. **Scalable** Scalable Cronos can process more transactions per minute than Ethereum, making it faster, cheaper, and greener to execute smart contracts. **Interoperable** Interoperable The Inter Blockchain Communications (IBC) protocol enables interoperability and bridging to the Crypto.org Chain, and other IBC-enabled chains, such as Cosmos Hub. **Proof of Authority (POA)** Proof of Authority (POA) A more streamlined and scalable consensus mechanism consensus protocol while still maintaining security with a range of validators that many different parties run. **Open Source** Open Source We welcome our community to review and provide suggestions to strengthen Cronos. For more information on Cronos chain, please see the [official documentation](https://cronos.crypto.org/docs/getting-started/). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://autofarm.gitbook.io/autofarm-network/how-tos/use-autofarm-in-different-chains/cronos-chain.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.