# LayerZero

> Permissionless infrastructure for a better world

LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol that enables applications to move data and assets across blockchains through secure message passing with configurable security models.

LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol, a company building infrastructure that lets developers create applications able to communicate across blockchains. It transmits messages between networks using immutable smart contracts deployed on each supported chain, aiming to deliver information in a censorship-resistant manner. The technology is aimed at asset issuers, application developers, and enterprises seeking to connect fragmented liquidity and extend products across ecosystems.

The protocol addresses the problem of blockchains operating as isolated systems by providing a common messaging layer that applications can configure to their own security needs. Developers select security through independent verifier networks and executors, allowing each application to define how messages are validated and delivered rather than relying on a single shared model. This approach supports cross-chain state transitions, token transfers, and composable application logic across a range of EVM and non-EVM networks.

Beyond its core interoperability layer, the company supports related offerings including Stargate, a liquidity transport protocol for moving assets across chains, and Zero, a blockchain network built to scale alongside its interoperability infrastructure. These offerings are used by asset issuers, decentralized application developers, and enterprises building products that operate across multiple blockchain networks.

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

## Products

- [LayerZero V2](https://thegrid.id/profiles/layerzero): LayerZero V2 is an omnichain messaging protocol that enables smart contracts on different blockchains to send and receive data through immutable on-chain endpoints. Verification and execution are separated, letting developers select independent verifier networks and executor services for each message path to tune cost, speed, and security. It supports arbitrary data transmission, token transfers, and cross-chain contract calls across a wide range of EVM and non-EVM chains, giving applications consistent behavior regardless of the underlying chain architecture. (Cross-chain Infrastructure, Live, Main Product)
- [OVault](https://thegrid.id/profiles/layerzero): OVault extends the ERC-4626 tokenized vault standard with omnichain functionality, enabling users to deposit assets from any supported chain and receive yield-bearing vault shares on their preferred network. The system uses a hub-and-spoke architecture where the vault resides on a single hub chain while users interact from any spoke chain through LayerZero messaging. Share tokens implement the OFT standard for cross-chain composability, and the OVault Composer orchestrates multi-step deposit and redemption operations across chains. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Zero](https://thegrid.id/profiles/layerzero): Zero is a heterogeneous Layer 1 blockchain architecture designed to scale decentralized network operation for large applications. It configures independent zones that can each be tuned for throughput, reportedly supporting up to two million transactions per second per zone, with per-transaction network costs far below a cent. The architecture is intended to make decentralized operation economically viable at scale for companies rather than relying on centralized infrastructure. The network has been announced with technical details published but is not yet publicly live. (L1, In Development)
- [Value Transfer API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/layerzero): The Value Transfer API is a unified interface for moving stablecoins, wrapped assets, and other tokens across a wide range of blockchains without integrating separate bridges or swap protocols individually. It evaluates multiple underlying transfer methods, including omnichain token transfers, liquidity pool routes, and intent-based swaps, and returns optimal paths based on cost, speed, and available liquidity through a quote-then-execute flow. The service provides upfront pricing, end-to-end transfer status tracking, and support for transfers between multiple virtual machine environments, targeting developers who need a single integration point for cross-chain value movement. (Bridge Aggregator, Live)
- [lzAsset](https://thegrid.id/profiles/layerzero): lzAsset is a managed chain-expansion service for token issuers, deploying and operating pre-native versions of an asset across a wide range of blockchains using an omnichain fungible token architecture. The service maintains a separate mesh of managed deployments alongside an issuer's natively deployed contracts, connected through an adapter that lets pre-native tokens be redeemed one-to-one for native tokens, limiting exposure to funds held in that adapter. Deployment, security configuration, and ongoing operation of the pre-native contracts are handled by the service rather than the asset issuer, giving issuers rapid access to liquidity on additional chains without individually negotiating each deployment. (Cross-chain Infrastructure, Live)

## Assets

- [LayerZero (ZRO)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/layerzero): ZRO is the governance token of the LayerZero protocol. It is used to vote in immutable onchain referendums held every six months on activating or deactivating the protocol's fee switch, which determines whether LayerZero charges fees on cross-chain messages. If the fee switch is activated, collected revenue is used to buy back and burn ZRO tokens, creating a deflationary mechanism that ties token scarcity directly to protocol usage. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://layerzero.network)
- [Documentation](https://docs.layerzero.network)
- [Whitepaper](https://layerzero.network/publications/LayerZero_Whitepaper_V2.1.0.pdf)
- [Blog](https://layerzero.network/blog)
- [Terms of Service](https://layerzero.network/terms)
- [Privacy policy](https://layerzero.network/privacy)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://publicdocs.notion.site/publicdocs/Layer-Zero-Media-Kit-bd838df13f864a4b9f403c789c670d9a)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/joinchat/VcqxYkStIDsyN2Rh)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/ktbvm8Nkcr)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/layerzero_core)
- [Medium](https://medium.com/layerzero-official)

## Relationships

- [Stargate](https://thegrid.id/profiles/stargate): Subsidiary

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