Stargate is a composable cross-chain liquidity transport protocol and DeFi bridge enabling asset transfers between blockchains, based in Canada. Described in its bio as "The Best Bridge in DeFi," the protocol is powered by LayerZero, and Stargate was founded by LayerZero. Stargate's TwitterScore is 247 out of 1000, with a rank of #1,766, 323,650 followers, and 1,261 posts.

Stargate's architecture uses underlying messaging protocols including LayerZero and Circle CCTP to execute cross-chain token transfers. Stargate V1, Stargate V2, and OFT routes use LayerZero, while the CCTP route uses Circle CCTP. Legacy user docs describe Stargate as a community-driven organization building a fully composable native asset bridge and as the first dApp built on LayerZero.

Stargate is governed by STG token holders via voting escrow, with veSTG as the unit of governance voting power. STG launched on March 17, 2022, with 1 billion STG minted at genesis as the entire finite supply. The initial allocation was 17.50% to core contributors, 17.50% to investors, and 65.00% to the community. The Stargate Community Auction on March 30, 2022 allowed eligible buyers to purchase STG at $0.25 under the original Launch Auction terms, with tokens locked for 1 year and then unlocking linearly over 6 months.

On August 10, 2025, the LayerZero Foundation proposed an $110M acquisition of the Stargate token, offering $0.1675 per STG and a 1 STG to 0.08634 ZRO swap ratio. The proposal stated Stargate had done $70B+ in volume three full years after launching. The acquisition was approved through Stargate community governance, and STG holders may redeem STG for ZRO at a fixed swap ratio of 1 STG to 0.08634 ZRO, with all redeemed STG permanently and irreversibly destroyed. CoinGecko states Stargate Finance (STG) has been merged to LayerZero (ZRO) and lists it in DeFi, Yield Farming, Bridge Governance Tokens, FTX Holdings, and Base Native categories.

The Stargate Foundation supports the growth, development, sustainability, partnerships, marketing, operations, and maintenance of the Stargate protocol. Stargate documentation states the protocol has had no serious security issues since inception, with Stargate V2 audits by Zellic and OtterSec and an Immunefi bug bounty.

Stargate has been mentioned by 905 accounts, totaling 2,641 mentions.

Smart Followers

The accounts that follow Stargate include 721 founders, 163 angel investors, 771 influencers and 54 VCs, among them Ansem, Toly, Laura Shin, Threadguy, SBF and Kyle Samani.