Bridge
Cata Labs Raises $4.2M to Develop 'Bridging' Software
The round was led by Spartan Group and included participation from Robot Ventures, Maven 11, Alchemy Ventures, HashKey Capital, Circle Ventures and Superscrypt.
DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect Sunsets After Less Than a Year
The backing Aztec Network is open sourcing the bridge and moving on to next-generation products.
Crypto Startup LI.FI Spins Up Bridge, DEX Aggregator
The retail-facing platform uses a noncustodial setup, CEO Philipp Zentner said.
Bitcoin-Bridged to Avalanche Reaches Record Daily Mint of Over 2K BTC
Half of the BTC.b minted on Thursday have been moved to BENQI Finance, an Avalanche-based decentralized finance protocol.
Cross-Chain Protocol Swing Says ‘No-Code’ Product to Speed Up App Deployment
Decentralized applications that straddle multiple blockchains are becoming more common, though the cross-chain “bridges” often used to move digital assets back and forth between the different networks are frequently targeted by hackers.
Open-Source Protocol Ren Token Surges 18% Amid Rising Interest in Multichain Projects
In November, following the protocol's loss of funding from Alameda, Ren accelerated its shift from Ren 1.0 to a more efficient, secure version.
Volt Inu Community Passes Vote for $75M Token Burn, Plans Polygon Network Expansion
Some 12 trillion VOLT were staked in favor of the token burn proposal.
Synapse Token Surges 44% as Cross-Chain Momentum Builds
The token has outperformed the broader DeFi sector since the turn of the year as investors flock to its cross-chain bridge.
Wormhole Wins Vote to Be Uniswap’s Designated Bridge to BNB Chain
Uniswap aims to deploy its version 3 decentralized exchange on BNB Chain before its business source license expires on April 1. LayerZero, a target of recent criticism for under-publicized security risks, finished second in the voting.
Bridge Platform LayerZero Denies Allegations It Kept ‘Backdoor’ Secret
The allegations from the head of Nomad, a LayerZero competitor, come just before Uniswap votes on whether to partner with LayerZero.
