DeFi· ★★★· bullish·

Wormhole tops $70B in cross-chain volume as institutional adoption grows

  • Cumulative cross-chain volume on Wormhole surpassed $70 billion
  • More than 1 billion messages processed across 40+ blockchains
  • 2025 volume reached $17.6 billion, with $16 billion via Mayan
  • Over 100 tokens worth $170 billion launched using the NTT standard
Why it matters: Rising volumes and adoption by BlackRock and Apollo signal institutional demand for cross-chain rails for tokenized assets.
Source: Crypto Briefing