Wormhole wants to counter LayerZero’s $110M bid for Stargate

Wormhole asks to bid against LayerZero to acquire the cross-chain transfer platform Stargate, which launched an updated bid on Sunday.

Cross-blockchain bridge Wormhole is looking to outbid LayerZero’s $110 million offer to acquire crypto protocol Stargate, arguing LayerZero’s bid doesn’t “create a compelling offer.”

The Wormhole Foundation said in a post on Stargate’s forum on Wednesday that it deserves “a more competitive process” after the LayerZero Foundation’s initial $110 million bid earlier in August to buy the platform failed to resonate with the community. LayerZero updated its offer on Sunday to a more positive reception.

“It doesn’t create a compelling offer, which values Stargate’s ongoing business at an unreasonably low number,” Wormhole wrote of LayerZero’s bid. “We are prepared to submit a meaningfully higher bid.”

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