expand.network integrates cross-chain bridges Squid Router & Stargate to enhance API capabilities

expand.network is excited to announce the integration of two cross-chain bridges, Squid Router & Stargate, marking a significant leap in our DeFi API offerings. This integration enables users to access Squid Router’s advanced cross-chain swap capabilities and Stargate’s renowned omnichain liquidity solutions, addressing key pain points in cross-chain transactions. In combination, these two bridge protocols have seen over $18 billion in lifetime transaction volume.

Discover how this integration enables new use cases for our API and and opens up new possibilities in blockchain efficiency – read on to explore the changes.

How to Leverage Advanced Features via expand.network’s API

Squid Router’s Functions

  • /gettransaction: Retrieve detailed information about transactions.
  • /getprice: Retrieve swap quotations for different token pairs.
  • /swap: Swap assets across multiple blockchains.
  • /chains: Retrieve the list of supported chains available through Squid Router, on expand.network.
  • /getroute: Retrieve detailed information regarding the bridging process for tokens and the specific quantity of tokens involved.
  • /tokens: Retrieve the list of tokens that are supported by Squid Router, within the specified chain on expand.network.

Stargate Functions

Enhanced User Experience with Cross-Chain Transactions

The inclusion of Squid Router & Stargate in expand.network's suite of services offers significant benefits. It enables seamless asset transfers across various blockchain platforms, improving the efficiency of cross-chain transactions. This collaboration ensures secure and trustless operations for every transaction executed.

Explore the Enhanced API

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Click here to read our official documentation to integrate Squidrouter and here for Stargate.

About Squid Router

Squid Router, powered by the Axelar Network, is at the forefront of enabling effortless cross-chain swaps and purchases. Its comprehensive tools, including a robust Javascript SDK, API, and front-end widget, are revolutionizing blockchain interactions by ensuring seamless interoperability and bridging the gap between different blockchains.

About Stargate

Stargate is a community-driven organization building the first fully composable native asset bridge, and the first dApp built on LayerZero. Its vision is to make cross-chain liquidity transfer a seamless, single-transaction process.

About expand.network

Expand.network is a leading DeFI API provider offering a single point of entry to the vast DeFi ecosystem unified API connector for the DeFi ecosystem. With just one unified API you can transact with and access data from 80+ DeFi endpoints, including DEXs, lending protocols, DEX & yield aggregators, oracles, bridges, NFTs, stablecoins, and more. By streamlining the integration resources needed to access DeFi, you can quickly and efficiently transact across multiple blockchains, source robust on-chain data, and build DeFi-related features and applications.

expand.network is backed by Cumberland Labs, an early-stage Web3 incubator founded in partnership with proprietary trading firm DRW and leading crypto market liquidity provider Cumberland.

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