W for Solana's Bridging Scene — Circle CCTP Set to Launch & Wormhole Checker Goes Live 🗿
Last Week In The Multi-Chain Ecosystem (3 - 10 March '24)
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Bridge Updates
1) Circle CCTP will launch on Solana on March 26th.
2) Wormhole launches eligibility checker for $W airdrop.
3) Polymer launches Polyverse Testnet.
4) Pirex ETH is going multi-chain with LayerZero.
5) Across announces partnership with Espresso.
6) Connext reaches $10M in daily bridge volume, a new all time high.
7) Bitcoin bridge OrdiZK rugged for $1.4M.
8) BrianknowsAI, Hercules, integrate LI.FI to enables cross-chain swaps.
Multi-Chain Ecosystem Updates
1) Avalanche launches Teleporter, a messaging protocol built on Avalanche Warp Messaging (AWM) for connectivity between Avalanche subnets.
2) Aptos Foundation announces expanded scope of integration with LayerZero and Stargate.
3) Renzo’s ezETH is live on Mode — users can bridge via Connext.
4) Bridging to L2 and L3 Orbit chains is now supported on Arbitrum’s bridging UI.
5) Polygon Lands Astar Network as First User of New 'AggLayer'.
6) Since launch, $800M has been bridged to Mantle from Ethereum.
Interesting Reads
1) Building Apps with Modular Infrastructure.
2) ON-211: Bridges.
3) An Analysis of Intent-Based Markets.
4) The ZK-Proof Endgame (role in interop).
5) Omni: Ethereum-Native Interoperability (whitepaper).
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