Across Protocol vs Skate

Across Protocol4.3/5

VS

Skate3.7/5

Feature	Across ProtocolVisit	SkateVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Speed	5.0	3.5
Fees	4.5	3.0
Chain coverage	4.0	4.0
Ease of use	4.5	3.5
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Design	Intent-based	Intent-based
Chains	Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Other	Ethereum, Solana, Sui, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain
Chains supported	27	6
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	OP Stack rollup settling to Ethereum with Avail DA and EigenLayer AVS attestations
Audited	Yes	Yes
Token	ACX	SKATE
Intent-based	Yes	Yes
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Max transfer	$50,000,000	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2021	2023
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Paradigm, Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital +3	HashKey Capital, Nomad Capital, Mirana Ventures
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	Retains user assets locally without relying on wrapped token mints Connects EVM networks directly to non-EVM chains like Solana and Sui Smart contract architecture audited by Nethermind Secured by restaked capital via EigenLayer AVS integration
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	Executor network operates on a whitelist-only onboarding model Unfilled intents depend on periphery refund task processing to recover funds Protocol security depends on the stability of the underlying OP Stack rollup and Avail DA
Best for	Fast cross-chain Layer 2 bridging, DeFi traders avoiding wrapped assets, Large stablecoin institutional transfers	Cross-chain AMM liquidity providers, Developers deploying multichain state apps, Traders operating between EVM, Solana, and Sui

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