Capital-efficient rebalancing meets intent-based bridging.

Across V4 marks a leap forward in bridging: faster expansion, ZK-verified security, and a universal intent-based architecture that abstracts away the complexity of moving between chains. But while bridging becomes invisible to users, one challenge remains under the hood — liquidity must still be rebalanced across chains.

That’s where Everclear comes in.

We're proud to announce that Risk Labs, the core development team behind Across Protocol, has integrated Everclear to power rebalancing for its primary relayer in Across V4. This partnership brings highly efficient rebalancing to the heart of the most scalable intent-based bridge.

A New Paradigm for Bridging: Across V4

Across V4 introduces a universal, scalable bridge architecture built around intents and zero-knowledge proofs, enabling the protocol to add new chains in hours instead of weeks. Key highlights include:

• ZK-verified bridging via Succinct’s SP1 zkVM
• Universal verifier contracts across chains - no more custom adapters
• Faster onboarding of new chains with zero-code changes for integrators
• Open relayer model that gives liquidity providers full control over how they operate

V4 delivers on the promise of bridge abstraction: users don’t need to know what chain they’re on or manage liquidity movement themselves. They simply express an intent and Across handles the rest.

But behind every seamless fill, someone still has to move capital.

The Hidden Cost of Intent-Based Bridging: Rebalancing

In a world where bridging is abstracted, rebalancing isn’t - and it’s often expensive.

Relayers who front capital on one chain must rebalance it back to where it’s needed. Without efficient systems, this often means:

• Costly swaps on CEXs or third-party bridges