Conflux vs NEAR Protocol

Conflux3.7/5

VS

NEAR Protocol4.1/5

Feature	ConfluxVisit	NEAR ProtocolVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.7/5	4.1/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.0	4.5
Fees	4.5	4.5
Ecosystem	2.5	3.5
Decentralization	3.5	4.0
Developer experience	4.0	4.0
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Other	Proof of Stake
Native token	CFX	NEAR
EVM compatible	Yes	No
Smart contract languages	Solidity	Rust, JavaScript
Block time	Not disclosed	600ms
Typical transaction fee	0	Not disclosed
Finality	Not disclosed	1.2s
Mainnet since	Not disclosed	2,020
Throughput (TPS)	Not disclosed	1000000
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	On-chain	NEAR Protocol
Gas paid in	CFX	NEAR
Company
Founded	2018	2020
Headquarters	—	Switzerland
Investors	Baidu Ventures, FREES	Andreessen Horowitz, Accomplice, Metastable Capital, Arrington Capital +6
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Native fee sponsorship allows zero-balance users to interact with decentralized applications Dual-space structure gives Ethereum developers native Solidity EVM compatibility on eSpace Parallel Tree-Graph ledger avoids standard single-chain sequential confirmation bottlenecks Backed by $55M in funding from investors including Baidu Ventures	Fast 1.2-second transaction finality with 600ms block times Cross-chain swap execution across 35+ separate blockchain networks Sub-cent execution fees on NEAR Intents transactions Annual token issuance reduced from 5% to 2.5% in October 2025
Cons	Modest DeFi total value locked of about $6.4M as of October 2026 Core Space and eSpace are separate execution environments Trust Wallet removed native support in September 2026, requiring manual custom EVM configuration Staking rewards of 4% are funded through inflationary token issuance	Not natively EVM-compatible at the primary Layer-1 execution level Cross-chain intents face reorg exposure on connected networks, including a $600K incident in April 2026 Historical exploits in third-party ecosystem contracts, including $3M lost on Skyward Finance in 2022
Best for	EVM developers targeting Asian markets, Web3 projects subsidizing user gas, Cross-chain decentralized application builders	Developers writing smart contracts in Rust, Users swapping across chains without manual bridges, Teams deploying autonomous AI agent systems

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