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Wormhole<\/a> Foundation (WF) entered the bidding competition for Stargate Finance, challenging LayerZero's proposed $110 million acquisition.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an<\/span> Aug. 20 statement<\/a><\/strong> via X<\/a>, WF argued that LayerZero's offer significantly undervalues the cross-chain bridge protocol.<\/span><\/p>\n

LayerZero Foundation announced its<\/span> acquisition proposal on Aug. 10<\/a><\/strong>, offering to purchase all circulating STG tokens at $0.1675 per token through a swap for ZRO tokens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposal requires approval from STG holders through Stargate's governance process, with a 70% approval threshold needed for passage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wormhole Foundation contended that LayerZero's bid fails to reflect Stargate's true value, citing the protocol's treasury holdings and recent performance metrics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Further, Wormhole shared that Stargate maintains over $92 million in treasury assets, including $76 million in stablecoins and $16 million in Ethereum<\/a>, while demonstrating substantial growth momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n

Performance drives valuation dispute<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On-chain data shows that Stargate processed $4 billion in bridge volume during July 2025, representing a 10x year-over-year increase. As<\/span>\u00a0of Aug. 20, it had $348 million in total value locked (TVL) across more than 80 chains<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Wormhole Foundation:<\/span><\/p>\n

“STG holders deserve better. The current bid undervalues the protocol's assets, brand, codebase, and team.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The WF added that these fundamentals justify a “meaningfully higher offer” than LayerZero's proposed valuation.<\/span><\/p>\n

LayerZero Foundation defends its pricing, noting Stargate's backing of $0.14444 per circulating token compared to its trading price of $0.1637 per token at proposal time. It added that based on its calculations, the offer represents a premium on both metrics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Differences beyond offers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

LayerZero positions the acquisition as ecosystem consolidation<\/a>, noting Stargate's established infrastructure and user base. The foundation plans to direct all future Stargate excess revenue toward ZRO<\/a> token buybacks while expanding the protocol's mandate beyond traditional bridging services.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, LayerZero argued that unified governance would eliminate resource conflicts between potentially competitive protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, Wormhole Foundation proposed an alternative vision combining “Stargate's unified liquidity pools with our broad ecosystem of integrations.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The foundation said this approach would generate “higher volumes, higher revenues, and greater stickiness,” benefiting both STG<\/a> and W<\/a> token holders. It also requested a five-business-day suspension of the ongoing on LayerZero's proposal vote to allow time for due diligence and bid preparation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The governance vote requires a 1.2 million veSTG token quorum with 70% approval for LayerZero's proposal to pass. The proposal was amended to provide additional compensation for veSTG stakers through six months of revenue distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n

The amendment happened following criticism about the equal treatment of locked versus unlocked tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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