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LayerZero

2 placements on ChainChoice under LayerZero, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — none currently #1. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

Cross-Chain Messaging
LayerZero V2
Rank#4 OverallScore73

#1 in this category: Hyperlane

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Cross-Chain Token Standards
LayerZero OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token)
Rank#7 OverallScore54

#1 in this category: Chainlink Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard / CCIP token pools

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Cross-Chain Messaging
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Message trust model · 35% (LayerZero V2 5/10)
    Scored by Application configurable security · 25% (LayerZero V2 9/10)
    Scored by Forged and stuck message record · 25% (LayerZero V2 2/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Liveness failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Cost per message (15%).
Cross-Chain Token Standards
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Who can mint my token on a chain I don't run — and can I take that away? · 34% (LayerZero OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) 5/10)
    Scored by Can somebody stand up my token on a chain without asking me — and can a holder tell which one is mine? · 24% (LayerZero OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) 2/10)
    Scored by If one of my minters is compromised at 3am, how much of my supply gets printed before anything stops it? · 22% (LayerZero OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) 2/10)
  • Exit failure (LayerZero OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) 6/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by If I want off this standard next year, do I take my token with me — or do my holders have to migrate? · 20%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Verification failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.