LayerZero Cross-Chain Ecosystem – Omnichain Infrastructure Explained

[Sathish Kumar K]

I reviewed the latest LayerZero ecosystem metrics to understand actual cross-chain usage. Below is what I observed from the aggregated data.

Network-Level Metrics

• Total Messages: 159,019,675 
• Messages (Last 30 Days): 713,434 
• Messages (24H): 22,729 
• Active Chains: 168 
• Total Value Transferred: $225,407,021,293 
• Value Transferred (30D): $14,025,246,107 
• Total Applications: 701+ 
• Total OFTs: 733+ 

From my perspective, $225B in cumulative cross-chain value is not experimental usage, it reflects sustained liquidity routing activity.

Top Applications by Message Volume

After ranking applications by total messages:

1. Stargate – 57,662,480 
2. Merkly – 26,078,054 
3. Angle – 8,776,389 
4. CoreDAO – 5,462,680 
5. Aptos Bridge – 5,265,338 
6. Polyhedra Network – 5,047,740 
7. DeFi Kingdoms – 4,993,364 
8. Testnet Bridge – 4,464,932 
9. L2Pass – 4,067,567 
10. BTC.b – 3,572,090 

Stargate alone accounts for a significant share of total message traffic. Merkly follows at less than half of Stargate’s volume.

This suggests liquidity routing remains the primary driver of omnichain messaging.

OFT Ecosystem

• 733+ OFTs 
• $166.9B total OFT value transferred 
• 43,879,190 transfers 
• $35B total market cap 
• $40B fully diluted value 

In my view, the OFT standard is actively moving stablecoins and wrapped assets at scale.

Top OFTs by Value Transferred

• STG – $4.26B 
• USDC.e – $3.78B 
• USDT (CoreDAO) – $3.64B 
• WETH – $3.34B 
• USDC (Aptos Bridge) – $1.77B 
• EURA – $875M 
• USDC (CoreDAO) – $896M 
• BTC.b – $742M 
• MIM – $557M 

Stablecoins dominate cross-chain value flow. USDT and USDC variants appear repeatedly, confirming liquidity mobility, not speculative tokens, is driving usage.

Chain Distribution Insights

STG highest flows:
• Avalanche – $813M 
• BNB Chain – $797M 
• Arbitrum – $688M 
• Optimism – $517M 
• Fantom – $379M 

EURA distribution:
• Gnosis – $279M 
• Celo – $253M 
• Polygon – $71.7M 
• Arbitrum – $70.8M 

BTC.b:
• Avalanche – $285M (~1.5M transfers)

This shows liquidity is distributed across multiple ecosystems rather than concentrated on a single L2.

Aptos Bridge

• USDC – $1.77B 
• USDT – $1.24B 
• WETH – $601M 
• $879M USDC routed directly to Aptos 

This indicates omnichain liquidity is expanding beyond traditional EVM networks.

Testnet Activity

• GoerliETH – 2.49M+ transfers 
• SepoliaETH – 1.89M+ transfers 

This suggests developers are actively testing and integrating across chains, not just deploying to production.

My Overall Take

• 159M+ total messages 
• $225B+ cumulative value transferred 
• 700+ applications 
• 733+ OFTs 
• 168 active chains 

Based on the data from https://cryip.co/layerzero-cross-chain-ecosystem, LayerZero appears to function as a liquidity and messaging backbone rather than just a bridge.