What Across Protocol connects
Across Protocol (ACX) is an interoperability / cross-chain bridge token, currently ranked 375th 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 $0.0479, Across Protocol carries a market capitalization of $29.26M. Around $3.32M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 11.34% of the float — elevated, often a sign of narrative-driven trading.
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 -97% 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 +50%.
What the price history shows
The tape currently reads 24-hour +14.95%, 7-day +15.16%. 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 Extreme-volatility band — it is in a high-volatility regime — these are the conditions where outsized gains and losses both become more likely.
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.
