ChainCatcher news, Uniswap Labs integrates the cross-chain bridging protocol Across, enabling secure and fast transfers of ETH, stablecoins, and wBTC across 9 chains, all within the Uniswap application.According to RootData, Across is an optimistic-based cross-chain bridging protocol that allows users to execute transactions between chains almost instantly. This is achieved through the use of optimistic oracles, bonded relayers, and one-sided liquidity pools.

ChainCatcher news, Starknet's decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Paradex has released its Q2 roadmap on the X platform:Points system upgrade: Comprehensive revision of the points program, adding more ways to earn points (user OI and TVL points);Degen referral program;Cross-chain bridging and wallet support: Achieve faster, cheaper, and easier access to the Paradex application chain from any source chain, increasing support for Starknet native wallets (Argent/Bravos);Yield: Vaults 2.0, lending pools, enhancing the vault experience for professional traders and yield farmers.

ChainCatcher news, stablecoin issuer Tether has reached a strategic partnership with DeFi bridging service provider Rhino.Fi, aiming to enhance cross-chain transactions and improve the user experience of USDT in the DeFi space, as well as seamless USDT bridging on networks such as Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync, Polygon, StarkNet, Manta, Scroll, and Avalanche, with plans to expand to networks like Tron, Base, and Solana in the future.

ChainCatcher news, Conflux announced a partnership with the zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) hardware acceleration solution Accseal to launch a new zero-knowledge (ZK) strategy and develop its own Layer 2 ecosystem. In addition, Conflux plans to provide ZK-enhanced cross-chain bridging solutions to ensure interoperability between Conflux and its Layer 2 subchains. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the blockchain interoperability protocol Celer Network announced its integration with the Aptos mainnet, currently supporting cross-chain transfers of USDC, USDT, WETH, WBTC, and DAI between Ethereum and Aptos, as well as cross-chain transfers of BUSD and BNB between BNB Chain and Aptos.Celer stated that the cBridge smart contract on Aptos has undergone a comprehensive audit; however, in the initial weeks, Celer cBridge will operate under a security model similar to Optimistic Rollup for all transactions bridging to Aptos, to maximize cross-chain security. (source link)