TL;DR
- Idea: Intent-based cross-chain bridge leveraging UMA’s optimistic oracle for secure, fast transfers across L2 networks
- Catalyst: Recent integration with major L2s (Linea, Mode, Unichain, ZKsync), launch of developer toolkit and Swap API, backed by $41 M Paradigm-led token sale
- Risks: Smart contract and oracle security risks, competition from alternative bridges, governance controversy and regulatory scrutiny
- Score: 8.00/ 10
Coin
- Name/ Ticker: Across Protocol (ACX)
- Segment: Bridge Governance Tokens
- Status: active
- Price: $0.045370
Key Metrics
- Market Cap: $31 815 790
- FDV: $45 337 916
- Circulating Supply: 701 747 950
- Total Supply: 1 000 000 000
Sources
Technology
- USP: Only intents-based cross-chain protocol in production, abstracting bridging via user intents not manual steps
- Core Technology: UMA optimistic oracle for secure message validation, single-pool capital-efficient liquidity, bonded relayer network
Roadmap
- 2021-11-01: Mainnet launch
- 2024-03-20: Launched on Linea (zkEVM support)
- 2024-05-29: Launched on Mode (OP Stack)
- 2025-02-03: Developer Toolkit release
- 2025-02-11: Unichain integration
- 2025-04-09: ZKsync ZK Stack integration
- 2025-09-04: Swap API launch
Team & Investors
Team
- CEO & Co-Founder — Hart Lambur: Co-Founder of UMA and Across at Risk Labs Foundation
- Co-Founder — John Shutt: Co-Founder of Risk Labs Foundation, early UMA contributor
- CTO — Matt Rice: Director & CTO at Risk Labs Foundation, former open-source protocol lead
- COO — Melissa Quinn: COO at Risk Labs Foundation, operational lead on UMA and Across
- Co-Founder Advisory — Allison Lu: Co-Founder of Risk Labs Foundation, advisory role
- Director — Xuelin Lu: Director at Risk Labs Foundation
- Director — Christopher Burniske: Director and strategic investor at Risk Labs Foundation
Investors
- Paradigm — Token Sale • 2025-03-04
- Bain Capital Crypto — Token Sale • 2025-03-04
- Coinbase Ventures — Token Sale • 2025-03-04
- Multicoin Capital — Token Sale • 2025-03-04
- Sina Habinian — Token Sale • 2025-03-04
- Hack VC — Success Token Funding
- Placeholder — Success Token Funding
- Blockchain Capital — Success Token Funding
Total funding: $41.00M
Tokenomics
- Utility: Governance rights, staking rewards, fee revenue share
- Vesting: Investor tokens subject to one-year cliff until November 2025
Pros & Cons
Strengths
- Intents-based UX abstraction
- Optimistic oracle security
- Single-pool capital efficiency
- Rapid cross-chain transfers
- Strong Paradigm-led backing
- Broad L2 ecosystem integrations
- Active developer toolkit and API
- DAO-driven governance
Weaknesses
- Smart contract and oracle risk
- High competition among bridges
- Potential DAO governance centralization
- Regulatory compliance uncertainty
- Token price volatility
- Locked-token dilution risk
- Reliance on UMA oracle
- Cross-chain composability complexity
Price Scenarios (target: 2026-09-15)
- Bear: $0.022680 — Assumes a 50% retracement from current price
- Base: $0.060000 — Extrapolates recent 7-day growth trend over six months
- Bull: $0.100000 — Applies continued momentum and new integrations driving demand
How to Buy & Store
CEX
- Binance
- Coinbase Exchange
- Kraken
- Huobi
- KuCoin
DEX
- Uniswap
- SushiSwap
- Balancer
- PancakeSwap
- Curve
Storage
- MetaMask
- Ledger Nano S
- Trezor
- Trust Wallet
- Argent
Verdict
Across Protocol combines a unique intents-based bridging model with strong funding and rapid L2 integrations, positioning it as a leader in interoperability, though smart contract risks and governance issues require caution.
Official Links
Source: Coin Research (internal)
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