# Axelar

> The shortest path to scale

Axelar enables secure cross-chain communication for Web3, allowing developers to build interchain dApps connecting to any blockchain.

Axelar provides a programmable interoperability layer that connects blockchain ecosystems through proof-of-stake consensus and permissionless protocols. It delivers technical infrastructure for secure cross-chain token transfers and message passing, enabling applications to access functions across multiple blockchains.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2020-06-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/axelar_network

## Products

- [Axelar Network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/axelar_network): Axelar Network provides a decentralized cross-chain communication infrastructure using proof-of-stake consensus and validator nodes to verify transactions across different blockchains. (Cross-chain Infrastructure, Live, Main Product)
- [Axelar Virtual Machine](https://thegrid.id/profiles/axelar_network): Axelar Virtual Machine enables developers to write smart contracts on Axelar while scaling interchain deployments and programming the cross-chain networking layer. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Interchain Token Service](https://thegrid.id/profiles/axelar_network): Interchain Token Service implements ERC-20 token deployment across multiple blockchains, with native token fungibility and functionality while automating cross-chain management through smart contracts. (Cross-chain Infrastructure, Live)
- [Mobius Development Stack](https://thegrid.id/profiles/axelar_network): Mobius Development Stack is an interoperability platform that enables blockchain connections through enhanced AXL token utility. The system includes Axelar VM, Interchain Amplifier, and Interchain Token Service for comprehensive cross-chain development. (Developer Tooling, Live)

## Assets

- [Axelar (AXL)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/axelar_network): AXL is the native token of Axelar, a blockchain interoperability network. It is used to pay transaction fees, stake for network security through proof-of-stake consensus, and vote on governance proposals. The network enables applications to access liquidity and functions across multiple blockchains through a single integration, using General Message Passing to transmit data and instructions between different blockchain ecosystems. (Utility)
- [Axelar Wrapped USDC (axlUSDC)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/axelar_network): axlUSDC is a wrapped version of USDC that operates across multiple blockchains via the Axelar Network. It is created when USDC is deposited at an Axelar Gateway on Ethereum, minting an equivalent amount of axlUSDC on the destination chain, and is used for cross-chain payments, DeFi collateral, and liquidity provision. Once minted, it can flow from chain to chain without going back through Ethereum, enabling efficient multi-chain transactions backed 1:1 by USDC locked in Ethereum gateways. (Stablecoin)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.axelar.network)
- [Documentation](https://docs.axelar.dev)
- [Whitepaper](https://www.axelar.network/whitepaper)
- [Blog](https://www.axelar.network/blog)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.axelar.network/terms-of-use)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.axelar.network/privacy-policy)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zAVxUR4savYEBkaJaZx--6dclz25wNNL)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/axelarnetwork)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/Axelar)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/Axelar)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/axelar)

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