Across Protocol is an optimistic cross-chain bridge designed for zero-slippage transfers. Maya Protocol enables native cross-chain swaps without relying on wrapped tokens. Their key difference lies in the mechanism: Across uses optimistic verification, while Maya uses native asset swaps. Across is best for users prioritizing zero-slippage, while Maya suits those who want to avoid wrapping assets.
| Token Price | — | — |
| 24h Change | — | — |
| Market Cap | — | — |
| TVL | $19.5MDefiLlama | $5.9MDefiLlama |
| MCap Rank | #647 | #1058 |
| Total Raised | $51.0M | — |
| Founded | 2021 | 2022 |
| Stage | — | — |
| X / Twitter | 105K | 18K |
| GitHub Stars | 143 | — |
| Chains | arbitrumbaseboba | arbitrumbitcoincosmos |
| Tags | Bridge, Infra, Polygon Ecosystem | Infra, Layer1, DeFi |
Across is an optimistic cross-chain bridge that uses UMA's optimistic oracle and bonded relayers to enable fast, capital-efficient transfers between rollup chains and Ethereum mainnet. It features a single liquidity pool, competitive relayer landscape, and no-slippage fee model.
Maya Protocol is a Cosmos SDK-based decentralized liquidity protocol that enables native, non-custodial swaps across blockchains without pegging or wrapping assets. As a friendly fork of THORChain, it introduces unique features like Liquidity Nodes while maintaining backward compatibility, reducing counterparty risk.