Across Protocol vs Celer cBridge

Across Protocol4.3/5

VS

Celer cBridge4.0/5

Feature	Across ProtocolVisit	Celer cBridgeVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	3.5
Speed	5.0	4.5
Fees	4.5	4.0
Chain coverage	4.0	4.5
Ease of use	4.5	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Design	Intent-based	Liquidity network
Chains	Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Other	Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, Other
Chains supported	27	50
Typical fee	Network gas and relayer fee with zero aggregator markup	Not disclosed
Typical transfer time	1.2 seconds	Minutes
Security model	UMA optimistic oracle	Celer State Guardian Network (SGN)
Audited	Yes	Yes
Token	ACX	CELR
Intent-based	Yes	Not disclosed
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Max transfer	$50,000,000	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2021	—
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Paradigm, Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital +3	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Average transfer speed of 1.2 seconds across supported chains Over $40B in cumulative volume processed without loss of user deposits Transfers use native assets without relying on wrapped tokens No identity verification (KYC) required to bridge	Supports transfers across more than 50 EVM and non-EVM blockchains Processed over $100 billion in cumulative bridged volume by June 2026 Smart contracts audited by CertiK and SlowMist No identity verification or account signup required to bridge
Cons	July 2026 Solana relayer exploit resulted in $3.35M in stolen relayer funds Relies on third-party relayers maintaining destination chain liquidity Off-chain relayer bugs can temporarily pause specific chain routes ACX governance token undergoing sunsetting and corporate restructuring	Total value locked declined to about $13.2 million in October 2026 Users face counterparty risk from State Guardian Network validator consensus Liquidity shortfalls in specific pools can delay or limit transfer sizes
Best for	Fast cross-chain Layer 2 bridging, DeFi traders avoiding wrapped assets, Large stablecoin institutional transfers	Cross-chain stablecoin transfers, Moving assets across EVM layers, Transfers avoiding wrapped tokens

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