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Cronos: An Introduction and Analysis of a New L1

May 23, 2022Ā ā‹…Ā  20 min read

With $100 million allocated from the CRO ecosystem fund, Cronos Labs was formed to launch the Cronos chain (formerly Crypto.org EVM chain). The first version was launched in November 2021 as a standalone Layer-1 leveraging the Cosmos SDK. Since its inception, Cronos has had impressive growth, ranking in the top 10 in total value locked and top 20 in market capitalization.

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Tom is a Sr. Research Analyst at Messari. His primary focus is on Layer-1's as well as the relationship between traditional finance and crypto. Prior to joining Messari, Tom worked in Investment Consulting at Meketa and Investment Management at SSGA. Tom studied Finance at Bentley University and earned his CFA and CAIA Charters.

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Tom is a Sr. Research Analyst at Messari. His primary focus is on Layer-1's as well as the relationship between traditional finance and crypto. Prior to joining Messari, Tom worked in Investment Consulting at Meketa and Investment Management at SSGA. Tom studied Finance at Bentley University and earned his CFA and CAIA Charters.

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