Across Protocol vs Garden

Across Protocol4.3/5

VS

Garden3.3/5

Feature	Across ProtocolVisit	GardenVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	2.0
Speed	5.0	4.5
Fees	4.5	3.0
Chain coverage	4.0	4.0
Ease of use	4.5	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	Not disclosed
Design	Intent-based	Intent-based
Chains	Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Other	Bitcoin, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base
Chains supported	27	8
Typical fee	Network gas and relayer fee with zero aggregator markup	Not disclosed
Typical transfer time	1.2 seconds	As little as 30 seconds
Security model	UMA optimistic oracle	Hash Time-Locked Contracts with an off-chain solver layer and trustless atomic settlement
Audited	Yes	Yes
Token	ACX	SEED
Intent-based	Yes	Yes
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	Non-custodial atomic swaps avoid wrapped token counterparty risk Audits by OtterSec, Trail of Bits, Zellic, and Code4rena covered multiple contract implementations Native Bitcoin swaps settle in as little as 30 seconds
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	Suffered two solver infrastructure compromises totaling over $11.2M between 2025 and 2026 Off-chain solver dependency creates potential for temporary service pauses Database breach in July 2026 resulted in a two-week front-end downtime
Best for	Fast cross-chain Layer 2 bridging, DeFi traders avoiding wrapped assets, Large stablecoin institutional transfers	Direct native Bitcoin cross-chain transfers, Users avoiding centralized wrapped asset custodians, Multi-chain traders bridging to EVM and Sui

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