LayerZero

Stargate V1 pools will no longer be operable once the LayerZero Labs V1 Relayer is deprecated on December 15th, according to Stargate Finance. The deprecation affects pools relying on the V1 Relay system.

LayerZero's research team introduced Otter (Optimal Truthful Trading with Excess Redistribution), an AMM design intended to eliminate MEV extraction such as front-running and sandwiching. Where production AMMs execute trades sequentially, Otter replaces sequential execution with batch clearing, removing the ordering window that lets builders front-run transactions.

The proposed design also targets concentrated, self-reinforcing block-builder dominance and claims a Sybil-proofness guarantee, showing a builder cannot profit by injecting fabricated bids — even on both sides of the market. The full announcement and accompanying paper were published by the research team.

The LayerZero endpoint is now live on Stellar, and USDT0 (USDT0) is now live on Stellar through the OFT standard. The integration lets payment firms, fintechs, and treasury operations on Stellar tap the $190+ billion in USDT liquidity across chains without friction or fragmentation.

• LayerZero's omnichain endpoint connects Stellar to its cross-chain network.
• USDT0 availability on Stellar brings multichain USDT liquidity to the network's builders.

PENGU, the Pudgy Penguins token, is now available on Robinhood, with LayerZero powering the cross-chain integration behind the listing. The news marks another retail-facing distribution win for LayerZero's omnichain infrastructure, though the announcement does not detail the specific chains or mechanism involved in the Robinhood rollout.

LayerZero named the initial slate of partners for Open ATLAS, its headless exchange built on the Zero blockchain. GTE, Bullish, DefinedFi, and TrueNorth were announced, each integrating with the platform ahead of its launch later this year.

• GTE will be live on day one with its AI-powered trading platform, paired with ATLAS's scale.
• Bullish brings billions in daily spot volume across open and regulated markets.
• DefinedFi combines spot, perps, and prediction markets in a single trading terminal, with analytics powered by Codex.
• TrueNorth, described as the first agentic brokerage, is integrating as a launch partner.

More institutional partners are expected to be announced ahead of ATLAS's public rollout.

LayerZero is winding down offchain support for chains with minimal activity, meaning its DVN and Executor services will no longer be available for those networks. In the next 30 days, EDU Chain and Meter are among the impacted chains; a follow-up post points to the full list of affected chains and effective dates.

LayerZero is now live on Fomo, extending its cross-chain messaging and omnichain standard to the platform. The integration makes LayerZero's interoperability tooling available to Fomo users and developers, though details of the specific chains or services enabled were not detailed in the announcement.

Cap launched cross-chain deposits and mints powered by LayerZero's OVault, unifying access across Ethereum, Tempo, MegaETH, and Katana. Users can now deposit cUSD and mint/stake into stcUSD from any of those chains frictionlessly, billed as "One Vault. Every Chain."

Eco launched Any-to-Any Swaps in its Routes product, converting any token on one chain into any token on another. The design routes most liquid paths through stablecoins, consolidating cross-chain swaps into a single API call and reducing the operational burden on solvers. LayerZero serves as the default settlement layer for these swaps.

LayerZero announced a pricing update for Stargate OFT transfers and the LayerZero Labs Executor. The announcement signals revised fee/cost terms for using the OFT standard across chains, with further details linked in the post.