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On the road to chain abstraction and users knowing less about which chain they're using, cross-chain protocols are becoming increasingly important. Below is an overview of why we think bridges and cross-chain messaging will grow exponentially in the coming months and years. ⬇ As more chains were launched, early iterations of bridges were less secure and were a very simple one chain to another, bi-directional route. Now there are many cross-chain protocols with better security and UX competing for volume and users. Security tradeoffs and design choices are a discussion for another time. However, to put it simply, a bet on cross-chain is a bet on the proliferation of high-performance blockchains and the increasing velocity of exchange of value across them. Betting on leading cross-chain / interoperability protocols can be considered an index on the growth of many L1's and L2's launching today. Perhaps holding a cross-chain token trading at a reasonable valuation is a better bet than a basket of L1/L2's with inflated fully-diluted valuations (FDVs). Take Across (ACX) for example. It has become a leading bridge, consistently sitting in the top 3 in terms of bridge volume. ACX launched at a low valuation and has seen consistent growth over the last year, which is being reflected in its price. Similar to how DeFi protocols were valued largely based on TVL during and after DeFi summer, bridges have begun to be valued by the market based on bridge volume. If you expect bridge volumes to increase across the board, protocols with tokens absent of supply overhang likely reprice accordingly over the coming months.

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