Snapshot Proposal for Soneium Chain Bridging Routes Passes
Snapshot Proposal for Soneium Chain Bridging Routes Passes
🌉 Bridge to Where?
The community has approved the Snapshot proposal to support Soneium Chain Bridging Routes through Across Protocol. The proposal, which opened on January 7th, successfully concluded on January 14th after a week of voting.
- ACX token holders participated in determining the future of cross-chain interoperability
- Proposal focused on expanding bridging infrastructure to include Soneium chain
- Implementation will enable new bridging routes through Across Protocol
This marks a significant step in expanding cross-chain connectivity for the protocol.
Snapshot proposal ‘Support Soneium Chain Bridging Routes’ has passed! 💿
Snapshot proposal 'Support Soneium Chain Bridging Routes' is now live. ⚡ Head to our @SnapshotLabs space to vote on @AcrossProtocol supporting @soneium
Snapshot proposal 'Support Soneium Chain Bridging Routes' is now live. ⚡ Head to our @SnapshotLabs space to vote on @AcrossProtocol supporting @soneium
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