Cronos EVM v1.5.0 has officially debuted today, October 30.
\nThe upgrade introduces new EVM opcodes, smart accounts, and enhanced interoperability.
\nSmarturn targets a more flexible, faster, and developer-friendly blockchain.<\/p>\n
The Cronos blockchain has announced the launch of its anticipated Smarturn upgrade, welcoming a new era in its network evolution.<\/p>\n
The update brings significant improvements across Cronos\u2019s Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), including increased interoperability, enhanced ecosystem performance, and smooth wallet functionality.<\/p>\n
According to the announcement:<\/p>\n
This mainnet upgrade marks a major leap in Cronos\u2019 evolution \u2013 unlocking smart accounts, new EVM features, and improved performance for developers and users alike.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\ude80 Cronos EVM upgrade complete \u2014 \u201cSmarturn\u201d is here!<\/p>\n
This mainnet upgrade marks a major leap in Cronos\u2019 evolution \u2014 unlocking smart accounts, new EVM features, and improved performance for developers and users alike.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what\u2019s new \ud83d\udc47 pic.twitter.com\/6Vi4K8BUbL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Cronos (@cronos_chain) October 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n The blockchain temporarily paused operations for roughly 60 minutes to integrate the new components.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, services are resuming gradually as the Cronos ecosystem undergoes a key milestone.<\/p>\n Smarturn aims to revolutionize Cronos through speed and compatibility using its unique innovations.<\/p>\n The high-end EIP-7702 smart account support is at the core of Cronos\u2019 latest upgrade. With this feature, regular user wallets (Externally Owned Account (EOA) can perform like smart contract wallets.<\/p>\n That helps unlock capabilities previously possible via different accounts. According to the official blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n EIP-7702 bridges this gap by letting EOAs act like smart contracts. The assigned contract code remains valid until the account issues a new authorization, which can apply to one chain or to multiple chains simultaneously.<\/p>\n Individuals can now perform different activities without changing account types, including using flexible gas payment methods, personalizing permissions, batching many transactions, and programming wallet behavior.<\/p>\n With EIP-7702, Cronos joins the few EVM-compatible platforms boasting such a level of account abstraction, merging automated control with simplicity.<\/p>\n The functionality will advance DeFi platforms and decentralized applications (dApps) on the Cronos blockchain through efficiency and user-friendliness.<\/p>\n Furthermore, Cronos upgraded its EVM\u2019s VM to operate on go-Ethereum v1.15.11, aligning with Ethereum\u2019s Prague and Cancun upgrades.<\/p>\n The update aims to make contract execution and transacting cheaper and faster.<\/p>\n Also, it brings comprehensive client improvements and new EVM opcodes on Cronos to enhance efficiency, developer experience, and debugging. The team added:<\/p>\n These opcodes collectively make contract execution more efficient for complex DeFi, gaming contracts that handle multiple operations per transaction, and other computation-heavy applications.<\/p>\n Together, these upgrades make the Cronos EVM runtime faster, lighter, and more developer-centric.<\/p>\n Smarturn also improves infrastructure for cross-chain builders and developers.<\/p>\n For instance, a new RPC endpoint enables the fetching of full block data in a single query.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a win for dApp backends, analytics dashboards, and blockchain explorers.<\/p>\n Moreover, the mempool now allows users to cancel or speed up pending transactions.<\/p>\n That improves responsiveness amid massive network load.<\/p>\n Also, Cronos has adopted IBC v2 through ibc-go v10.1.1 to bolster cross-chain communication.<\/p>\n The alt hovered at $0.1470 after dropping roughly 1.5% the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n Its daily trading volume has collapsed by more than 60%, signaling faded enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n Nonetheless, CRO reflects the broader sentiments.<\/p>\n Bitcoin trades below the key $110,000 after shedding nearly 3% of its value over the previous 24 hours.<\/p>\n Markets lost momentum after Powell\u2019s cautious remarks concerning a rate cut in December.<\/p>\n The post Cronos (CRO) rolls out \u201cSmarturn\u201d upgrade for advanced EVM features<\/a> appeared first on CoinJournal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cronos EVM v1.5.0 has officially debuted today, October 30. 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Performance sees a massive boost<\/h2>\n
Enhanced interoperability and tools<\/h2>\n
CRO price outlook<\/h2>\n