The Monero blockchain is a distributed ledger that records all transactions in a permanent way. It's built on top of the Cryptonote protocol, which is a cryptocurrency protocol that isn't immutable. The Monero blockchain can be accessed with the command line tool monero-wallet-cli. Monero uses the proof-of-work (PoW) mining algorithm to hash transactions into blocks, which are then added to the Monero blockchain. PoW uses computer resources (also known as hashrate) to solve mathematical problems, which makes it costly to attack a network.

Monero

Cosmos is a blockchain network that connects other blockchains. The Cosmos network allows for the transfer of value and information between different blockchains, and even allows for cross-chain smart contracts to be executed.

	Monero	Cosmos
Created by	Riccardo Spagni	Ethan Buchman and Jae Kwon
Native token	XMR	ATOM
Consensus algorithm	PoW	PoS
Hashing algorithm	randomx	SHA-256
Supports EVM	No	No
TPS	1700	10000
Block time (secs)	120	1
Layer	1	0
Supports smart contracts	No	Yes
Average transaction fee	$0.001	$0.01
Staking rewards (APR)	0%	25.4%

Monero vs. Cosmos

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Is Monero faster than Cosmos?

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