Navigating Cronos
A little guiding hand... bring out the map
Let’s first start with options available to you for those not already part of the Crypto.com ecosystem. Since a lot of you are probably using MetaMask, you can follow the steps outlined in this article to import your wallet into MetaMask (if it’s not already), and then connect it to the Cronos network. Cronos Docs
Cronos EVM Chain Info
Name: Cronos EVM Mainnet
New RPC URL: https://evm.cronos.org
Chain ID: 25
Symbol: CRO
Block explorer URL: https://explorer.cronos.org/
Cronos zkEVM Chain Info
Name: Cronos zkEVM Mainnet
New RPC URL: https://mainnet.zkevm.cronos.org
Chain ID: 388
Symbol: zkCRO
Block explorer URL: https://explorer.zkevm.cronos/org
Exchanges
Some exchanges also sell CRO — for example, you can buy it on the KuCoin or CoinBase Exchange. However, the only network you’ll be able to send it on is ERC-20 (Ethereum). It’s certainly an option, but you would still then have to figure out a way to get it over to the Cronos chain.
Crypto.com
If you are a Crypto.com App or Exchange user, you‘re already ahead of the game. From there, you can transfer funds to your wallet directly via the Cronos network just as you would any other. Sending or buying yourself CRO and bridging it over becomes a very simplified process. Let’s first start with some helpful material regarding the Crypto.com App. This article is quite in-depth, you should be able to find what you need if you run into any snags:
OnChain Wallet
Now, you don’t necessarily need to use the Crypto.com App or Exchange, though it does make it easy. Another relatively painless but slightly more expensive way to accomplish this is to download the OnChain Wallet.
The OnChain Wallet (developed by the Crypto.com team) has built-in bridging capabilities. There will be gas fees — although cheap, it does mean you will need some ETH in your wallet to accommodate the migration (bridging). The section titled “How do I migrate my ERC20 CRO to native CRO on DeFi Wallet?” in the following article is what you’ll be looking for:
Wallet Extension
If you do find yourself using the DeFi Wallet to navigate Cronos, you may also want to look at getting the wallet extension. You can find more information about it here:
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