Across Protocol vs Orbiter Finance

Across Protocol4.3/5

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Orbiter Finance3.9/5

Feature	Across ProtocolVisit	Orbiter FinanceVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.9/5
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	4.0
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, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Solana, BNB Chain, Other
Chains supported	27	Not disclosed
Typical fee	Network gas and relayer fee with zero aggregator markup	Not disclosed
Typical transfer time	1.2 seconds	Not disclosed
Security model	UMA optimistic oracle	Maker system
Audited	Yes	Not disclosed
Token	ACX	OBT
Intent-based	Yes	Not disclosed
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Max transfer	$50,000,000	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2021	2021
Headquarters	—	Singapore
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	Native token transfers avoid wrapped asset depeg risks Processed over $16B in cumulative volume across 24M transactions Low transaction gas fees relative to Ethereum mainnet costs Requires no KYC identity verification 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	Transfers depend on Maker liquidity pools having adequate inventory Transactions can be delayed during severe destination chain congestion Ecosystem utility is closely tied to the volatile OBT protocol token
Best for	Fast cross-chain Layer 2 bridging, DeFi traders avoiding wrapped assets, Large stablecoin institutional transfers	Arbitrum and Optimism users, Moving stablecoins across rollups, Developers automating cross-chain bridging

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