Uniswap Labs Integrates Across for In-App Bridging

TLDR: Uniswap Labs integrates Across' intent-based bridging to enable secure, fast transfers of ETH, stables, and wBTC across 9 chains—all within the Uniswap app.  

Uniswap Labs has been a DeFi pioneer since day one. With a user base in the millions, they have played a major role in bringing DeFi to mainstream users. The key to their success has always been good UX, which is something that is hard to find in Web3.

As Ethereum scaled, dozens of new L2s have launched to help process the high transaction demand—Unichain being the latest addition.

However, as the Ethereum ecosystem expands to support the rising wave of web3 adoption, a new UX hurdle has emerged: crosschain interoperability.

That’s why Uniswap Labs has integrated Across to overcome this hurdle.

Crosschain interop has been a challenge since the early days of blockchain technology. 

While various solutions have been proposed, many either carry significant risks for end users or introduce complex UX barriers that hinder mainstream adoption and growth in web3.

Across’ Intents-based bridging solution stands out because it removes the risk from the end user. 

A bridge user should never have to worry about technical risks like reorgs or the vulnerabilities of lock-and-mint bridges. This is especially true when we consider mainstream adoption and Ethereum's goal to reach millions or billions of users.

Across has built a robust, Intents-powered solution that aims to execute certain L2-to-L2 transfers in just 3 seconds for transactions under $10,000—which represent 99% of all L2 bridging activity. This speed and reliability makes it ideal for current crypto users and those yet to enter the space.

Uniswap Labs has solved UX for swaps. Across has solved UX for crosschain interop.

Starting today, Across is live on Uniswap, giving users the fastest bridging experience on Ethereum.

Uniswap users can now enjoy like-asset to like-asset swapping between 9 EVM chains: 

Supported tokens include native assets (e.g. ETH on Ethereum or OP on Optimism), stablecoins, and wBTC.

Uniswap Labs and Across are revolutionizing the crosschain interop experience.

The upcoming ERC-7683 standard, co-authored by Uniswap Labs and Across, will further help unify the Ethereum ecosystem by standardizing how cross-chain interactions are expressed as Intents. 

Intents are the key technology enabling this seamless user experience. By leveraging Intents-based architecture, we can deliver cross-chain transactions at unprecedented speed while abstracting away technical complexities from user experiences. Across’ permissionless solution ensures Uniswap users get the best of both worlds: web2-level convenience with a better experience than traditional bridging mechanisms could ever provide.

Ready to start bridging? Try it now on the Uniswap interface and in the Uniswap wallet!