LayerZero, a prominent entity in the cryptocurrency market, holds diverse and significant headlines. Community voting to activate the protocol's fee mechanism failed multiple times. There's a planned unlock of
25.71MM LayerZero tokens in
January 2026. The global private equity firm,
Advent International, is partnered with LayerZero Power Systems for mission-critical power infrastructure. Advent even proposed an acquisition, scaling manufacturing capacity to meet AI's demand. LayerZero, with Ohio's tax credits, intends to expand and add
535 jobs.
An overarching theme is LayerZero's extensive involvement in partnerships, joint operations, and potential acquisitions. Notably, Stargate approved a
$110 million takeover by LayerZero, despite Wormhole Foundation's counteroffer. LayerZero also proposed a
$110 million acquisition of Stargate Bridge and its STG token. Amid LayerZero's buyout bid, Stargate's DAO proposal looked towards Binance and Circle for counter offers.
Pertaining to tokens, LayerZero Token saw a surge after a
$10 million buyback. In addition to this, the foundation bought back
5% of ZRO token supply from early investors and initiated another buyback of 50 million ZRO from early backers.
LayerZero's major strides in achieving
cross-chain interoperability are apparent. Dinari, for example, has integrated LayerZero for tokenized U.S. equities. PayPal’s PYUSD and Paxos Labs expanded globally across DeFi using LayerZero. LayerZero has also facilitated BTC transfers across 11 major blockchains, inaugurated wXRP on Solana. The company continues to make efforts for improved connectivity and security of stablecoins.
LayerZero News Analytics from Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT to Sat, 27 Dec 2025 07:00:52 GMT -
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- Information 8
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