What Across Protocol connects

Across Protocol (ACX) is an interoperability / cross-chain bridge token, currently ranked 366th by market capitalization among the assets we track. Across Protocol is an interoperability or cross-chain token: it underpins infrastructure that moves assets and messages between otherwise separate blockchains. In a multi-chain world, that connective tissue is valuable — and a notorious security target.

Across Protocol (ACX) facilitates cross-chain transactions through a layer-2 bridge, enabling interoperability between decentralized applications across different blockchain networks. Its innovative approach enhances the efficiency and accessibility of DeFi services.

How cross-chain transfers work

Interoperability sounds mundane but is technically hard and security-critical. The value of Across Protocol depends on volume bridged and, above all, on never suffering the kind of exploit that has sunk peers.

Background & fundamentals

In sector terms it is most often filed under Ethereum (ETH) Token (ERC-20), Optimism Ecosystem, and Polygon (MATIC) Token.

Where Across Protocol sits in the market

With ACX near $0.0417, Across Protocol carries a market capitalization of $25.48M. Around $1.64M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 6.43% of the float — a healthy level of activity for an asset this size.

Almost the entire ACX supply is already in circulation (~100.0% of the 1B cap), so future dilution is effectively off the table. ACX remains -98% beneath its all-time high of $1.67, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close. Measured from its all-time low of $0.0320, ACX is up +30%.

What the price history shows

The tape currently reads 24-hour -3.45%, 7-day +5.15%. Within its stored 365-day daily history, ACX mounted a low-to-high run of roughly 86% at its strongest stretch.

Volatility profile

Recent action puts Across Protocol in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual.

How to evaluate an interoperability token like Across Protocol

A grounded read on ACX comes down to three questions:

  • Security model — how the bridge validates transfers and how much value it puts at risk.
  • Volume and integrations — how much actually flows across ACX infrastructure and which chains it connects.
  • Track record — whether the protocol has avoided the exploits that have plagued the bridge category.

This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.