Key Takeaways
- Wormhole Foundation is set to submit a rival bid for the Stargate protocol, directly competing with LayerZero’s $110 million offer.
- Stargate has shown rapid growth with $4 billion in bridge volume and $345 million in TVL, according to the Foundation.
The Wormhole Foundation, the entity dedicated to supporting the growth of the Wormhole ecosystem, announced today that it plans to submit a competing bid for the acquisition of the Stargate bridge and its STG tokens.
The move would challenge the LayerZero Foundation, which put forward a $110 million deal last week to acquire the protocol through a token swap of ZRO for STG.
The Wormhole Foundation stated that LayerZero’s proposal undervalues Stargate, considering the protocol’s strong growth, with $92 million in treasury assets, $345 million in total value locked (TVL), and over $4 billion in bridge volume in July.
The Wormhole Foundation believes that a union of Wormhole and Stargate would create a market-leading force in cross-chain infrastructure. The partnership would drive greater transaction volumes, stronger revenues, and enhanced ecosystem resiliency, resulting in long-term value for both STG and W holders.
The Foundation has called for a short delay in the ongoing Snapshot vote to allow time to finalize its offer and engage further with the Stargate team.
The Foundation has also requested detailed information from Stargate, including an exhaustive list of transferable assets, protocol-owned assets, user metrics, team composition, and financial data.
Source: https://cryptobriefing.com/wormhole-stargate-acquisition-bid/
