Layer 0 Wars: LayerZero vs Chainlink's CCIP

Who comes out on top?

Welcome to the alpha please newsletter. We curate alpha for you. That’s it; that’s the newsletter. Pickle here again. Following the release of the Stargate Finance token bridge built on top of LayerZero, there has been fiery discussion on Twitter both for and against LayerZero’s implementation of their cross-chain communication protocol. As I said, lots of spicy discussion Consequently, my broader article (to include IBC, Axelar and Thorchain) has been put on hold to address a lot of the misinformation, misunderstanding and lack of objectivity which is leading non-tech savvy crypto…

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