# Across Protocol

> Interoperability Powered By Intents

Across helps users transfer assets between blockchains using intent-based architecture that enables fast and cost-efficient crosschain transactions.

Across helps Web3 users and developers transfer assets between blockchains by using crosschain intents architecture. With it, users can bridge tokens across multiple networks, access unified liquidity pools, and execute crosschain actions with single signatures. Across reduces interoperability complexity in blockchain ecosystems through optimistic verification and competitive relayer networks.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2021-09-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/across_protocol

## Products

- [Across Bridge](https://thegrid.id/profiles/across_protocol): Across Bridge facilitates asset transfers between blockchains through intent-based architecture using competitive relayer networks and optimistic verification. The system processes crosschain transactions through request-for-quote mechanisms while maintaining capital efficiency via single liquidity pools. (Bridge, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [Across Protocol Token (ACX)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/across_protocol): ACX is the governance token of Across Protocol, deployed on multiple blockchains. It is used to vote on protocol upgrades, treasury management, and decisions including the ability to activate a fee switch, while liquidity providers and bridge users earn ACX as incentives for contributing capital or volume. Token holders gain voting power proportional to their holdings, allowing them to shape the protocol's development and economic policies through on-chain governance proposals. (Governance)

## Links

- [Main](https://across.to)
- [Blog](https://across.to/blog)
- [Terms of Service](https://across.to/terms-of-service)
- [Documentation](https://docs.across.to)
- [Forum](https://forum.across.to)
- [Governance](https://snapshot.box/#/s:acrossprotocol.eth)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/across-protocol)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/sKSkhTtu8s)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/AcrossProtocol)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/acrosstg)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@acrossprotocol)
- [Medium](https://medium.com/across-protocol)

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