what's li.fi?
LI.FI is a DeFi liquidity infrastructure protocol that provides bridge and DEX aggregation to enable seamless cross-chain transactions. It acts as a universal router, connecting over 30 blockchains including EVM-compatible networks, Solana, and Bitcoin, allowing users to swap tokens across chains with optimized routing for the best rates and lowest fees. The protocol integrates with various bridges like THORChain and aggregators to handle both same-chain and cross-chain swaps, supporting native assets without wrapping. At its core, LI.FI uses an API, SDK, and widget that developers can embed into wallets, dApps, and exchanges for one-click multichain functionality. It employs intelligent routing algorithms to split trades across multiple liquidity sources, minimizing slippage and gas costs. Security is prioritized through audited smart contracts and partnerships with established protocols, making it a foundational layer for multichain DeFi applications. The native LIFI token governs the protocol, enabling community participation in decision-making and incentivizing liquidity provision. LI.FI's modular design allows for easy integration, powering features in projects like MetaMask and Arbitrum's bridge, fostering broader adoption of interoperable blockchain ecosystems.
li.fi integrated with KelpDAO for cross-chain functionality on KelpDAO's launch.
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Integrated Mayan 2.0 to enable instant, low-cost cross-chain swaps across Jumper and 999+ other apps and wallets powered by li.fi.
Launched LI.FI Earn, integrating with Fluid for earn functionality. Features vault aggregation across 20+ protocols, 1000+ asset swaps into USX/eUSX via Solstice, Katana vaults, and cross-chain execution across 60+ chains.
Added as an agent integration on Mantle through INFINIT_labs alongside Aave, enabling users to execute strategies via prompts.
integrated with Elytro Ethereum wallet to power automatic swap and bridge functionality for AI agents including OpenClaw and Claude AI, with transactions guarded by 2FA spending limits
Integrated one-click cross-chain wstETH staking with Lido Finance, Chainlink, and Jumper Exchange, leveraging CCIP Direct Staking.
Integrated with Morph L2, enabling cross-chain routing and liquidity aggregation between Morph and 60+ other chains.
Hosted events during EthCC in Cannes, March 31-April 1, 2026, including DeFi Rendezvous with DeFi Saver and a builder event with Wallet Connect and Fox.
Deployed on Telos blockchain, enabling cross-chain access to the network.
Filters out routes with extreme price impact before surfacing them to users, with integrators able to set price impact thresholds and a default maxPriceImpact setting of 10% loss limit across integrations.
Joined the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program to connect LI.FI's orchestration infrastructure to Mastercard's payment rails for digital asset integration.
Integrated with Gelato's Turbo Relayer infrastructure, enabling gasless transactions with sub-300ms confirmation times and 30-90% lower gas overhead.
Kicked off Agentic Quant Wars March 13, 2026, partnering with Circle and Alkimiya, featuring 5 AI agents trading 1,000 USDC each for 7 days across Base, Solana, and Ethereum.
Integrated xStocksFi through xChange to enable tokenized stock market access with atomic settlement and instant liquidity.
Powered over $10 million in volume following the MegaETH launch.
Hosts vibeathon agentic commerce hackathon with $5,000 rewards, ends 2026-04-15.
Integrated with Crossmint, powering cross-chain swaps and bridging for Crossmint wallets and agents built with its lobstercash platform, supporting stablecoins and tokens.
Powers universal privacy for Hinkal Protocol, enabling integrations with Base, Arc, and Arbitrum completed in February 2026.
Powers cross-chain swaps for Crypto.com wallet through integration with Chainflip.
Integrated with Polymer and Jumper Exchange for zero-slippage USDC cross-chain transfers across 16 chains to Arbitrum and Plume Network, and from Arbitrum to Ethereum, moving $1.556M in 15 seconds.
Released MCP Server API for LLM-powered agents, featuring 15+ structured tools for multi-chain routing, bridging, swapping, settling, and autonomous DeFi workflows. Supports 200 API requests per minute via a unified API.
A representative from li.fi protocol speaks at Multichain Day on 2026-02-17.
Integrated into MegaETH Labs' Rabbithole as a secondary bridging route option for USDM, offering lower costs for large transfers.
Integrated into Prism for instant cross-chain swaps on MegaETH, recommended by Bankless as a bridging service alongside Gas.zip and Relay Protocol.
Integrated with Garden Finance to enable native Bitcoin swaps without wrapped tokens, providing access to Bitcoin liquidity across chains.
Philipp Zentner spoke at ETHDenver 2026 on February 16 on a panel "Scaling Adoption: From Infra to Real Users" with Base, P2P Validator, and TRON. Participated in Intents Day at ETHDenver on February 18.
Hired a Head of AI and a Workplace Automation Engineer to drive AI-native operations and automation across functions.
CEO appeared on Rollup TV for an interview on January 28, 2026.
Supports Jito Bundles on Solana, enabling multiple steps to be combined into one atomic transaction.
sponsors Hyperliquid Hackathon in London on January 16-18, 2026, offering $6,500 in total prizes across five placements
Increased bug bounty program from 455,000 USDC to 1,000,000 USDC for securing the crosschain stack.
Powers token swaps in Superfluid's Claim App, enabling users to swap into super stablecoins (USDCx and USDSx) as part of Superfluid's SUP rewards program launched on December 22, 2025.
Launched a Solana validator that is now live and accepting SOL stake.
The Frontier integrates LI.FI to power seamless swaps and bridging functionality across its ecosystem for builders.
Nansen integrates LI.FI to power swaps and bridging across 20+ chains. Agglayer integration launches to enable simplified cross-chain movement.
Raises $29 million in funding for cross-blockchain price discovery tool.
Announces $29M Series A extension funded by Multicoin and CoinFund, bringing total capital raised to approximately $52M.
Raises $29M Series A extension funded by Multicoin and CoinFund.
Launches challenge at SolanaConf with onchain_wallet offering prizes up to 1000 USDC and merchandise.
Kinetiq integrates LI.FI to power coded swaps for onboarding into kHYPE, vKHYPE and kmHYPE tokens.
Surpassed $69bn in lifetime volume as of February 2026, processed $5.2bn in November 2025, integrated 8 new partners, and routed $20M on Monad's Day 1 launch.
Powers integrations for MetaMask, Phantom, Binance, Robinhood, and Kraken among 1,000+ total integrators as of April 2026, supporting swaps, bridging, and onchain actions across 58 chains and 27 bridges.
stable platform launches with LI.FI integration at Block 1.
Powers native Bitcoin swaps for Phantom wallet through integration with Chainflip.
Creator Flow dot Fun integrates LI.FI for one-click bridging to consolidate funds as part of their payment platform update for creator payouts.
Omni_Hub integrates LI.FI for swapping and bridging functionality on their multichain launchpad for digital collectibles.
AI agent AIxVC_Axelrod adds LIFI to routing stack for better pricing, smarter paths, and lower slippage on trades.
LiFi Pay integration with Bitrefill goes live on Monad, allowing users to purchase on Bitrefill using MON and other tokens with 1% Bitcoin cashback.
Integrated with Bitrefill, enabling purchases from 50+ chains with 6,000+ tokens, including Monad network tokens, offering 1% Bitcoin cashback. Includes a $500 Bitrefill balance giveaway to 10 Monad users.
LI.FI integration goes live on Hemi, supporting native Bitcoin yield, native tokens, and native experiences.
DCENT Wallets integrates LI.FI for cross-chain transactions. Nado perpetual DEX adds LI.FI-powered bridging from multiple chains.
Cobot, a prediction market aggregator with AI assistance, integrates LI.FI for cross-chain connectivity.
Recent integration with Veera announced, to be discussed in a Twitter Space tomorrow at 3pm GMT with Veera's CEO.
LI.FI provides infrastructure support for Monad Day 1.
Ronin Wallet integration goes live, enabling cross-chain transfers on Ronin Network.
Mayan bridge integration goes live as the 13th integrated bridge, with Mayan processing $40M in 24 hours and $1B in the last month. Partnership with WalletConnect announced to support app security and UX improvements.
Launched Composer on February 2026, enabling 1-click orchestration and programmable cross-chain DeFi composability for multi-step, multi-chain workflows into a single transaction, powering one-click deposits on Jumper Earn. Integrated with KelpDAO to enable Kelp assets composable in multi-chain DeFi workflows.
Sprinter announces integration with li.fi protocol for loan issuance functionality in their new Stash product, which has processed over $120m in credit before official launch.
Jumperliquid launches as a product powered by the protocol, enabling transfers from any asset and any chain into Hyperliquid.
Pendle's Token Bridge integration goes live, powered by the protocol to enable one-click user deposits into Pendle's PT or YT tokens from any chain and any token.
October 2025 volume hits new high of $8.2bn with lifetime volume now exceeding $50bn, and 10 new partner integrations completed during the month.
The protocol now powers bridging and swapping for Pearl v1, the AI Agent App Store by Autonolas that went live.
Gluex Protocol integration goes live, adding enhanced cross-chain transfer capabilities for Hyperliquid, BNB Chain, and Pendle.
Jumper Pass Party launches with 4 missions offering rewards including 2 iPhone 17s, 50 branded LI.FI x Jumper OneKey hardware wallets, 3 SuiPlay consoles, and 1 Solana Seeker device.
The protocol powers transaction infrastructure for Hyperliquid's HyperEVM, processing $57m in transfers last week. (ID: 1985648213484089797)
A past security exploit affected the protocol, mentioned alongside other DeFi hacks including UWU, Radiant, and WazirX exploits.
A team acquisition has been completed, and the protocol develops solver networks and zaps features, with significant announcements planned for November. (ID: 1984407445444444249)
Integration with Near Intents announced to go live soon on the platform.
LI.FI now powers Glider Finance, an automated, gas-free portfolio managing platform for onchain assets.
Vitalik Buterin uses the protocol to swap a memecoin, demonstrating high-profile organic usage by Ethereum's co-founder.
Protocol reaches $50 billion in total onchain volume processed.
Long-time team member transitions to Head of Narrative role after 4 years with the protocol, formalizing responsibility for positioning and storytelling as the protocol handles billions in daily volume.
LI.FI integration ready for Monad, joining interoperability infrastructure ahead of mainnet launch.
Pear Protocol v2 goes live powered by LI.FI integration on Hyperliquid.
LI.FI now powers bridging functionality on MasterSwap for Hyperliquid's HyperEVM, enabling users to bridge from any chain to HyperEVM.
Dom receives a new role within the organization, recognized by team members for exceptional work ethic and ability to handle multiple high-impact projects simultaneously. (Tweet ID: 1981327876218900494)
Integration with Eco enables cross-chain stablecoin movement.
LI.FI now powers multi-chain capabilities for Openfort's embeddable wallets.
LayerBank integrates li.fi protocol for in-platform bridging, enabling users to switch chains and supply liquidity in one flow.
Cross-chain transactions accounted for the majority of Solana volume last month.
Completes core contract audits with OpenZeppelin, integrates Uniswap's The Compact and Offchain Labs crosschain broadcaster, and adds Relay Protocol and Polymer Labs as core contributors to Open Intents Framework.
Powers Nika Finance, an app providing AI guidance and total self-custody for portfolio management.
Integration with Turnkey HQ enables cross-chain transfers through their platform.
Protocol announces a countdown of 36 days to an unspecified event.
Protocol powers Ronin Wallet on Ronin Network for onchain gaming access and integrates with Dynamic embedded wallets for cross-chain swaps.
Protocol enables Sui Network integration for applications like MMTFinance.
Partnership with OneKey produces limited edition branded hardware wallets for LI.FI and Jumper Exchange.
Protocol is releasing an intents system soon while maintaining market neutrality and best quote provision.
Protocol reports facilitating $36 billion in total transaction volume.
Protocol announces 'Stable Takes' event collaboration with Tether, Pharos Network, Transak, and Polymer Labs at Token2049 on October 1st, 2025, focusing on DeFi-TradFi convergence.
Pre-bonded digital asset trading now available through DFlow integration on Jumper and other integrators.
Integration with Flare Networks expands protocol reach to non-smart contract DeFi assets.
Protocol integrates with DFlow, embedding cross-chain aggregated liquidity into Solana ecosystem.
Strategic acquisition of Catalyst completed as part of broader crypto industry consolidation.
Protocol integration count grows to 550+ projects, showing continued adoption momentum
New AI-powered integration with Infinit Labs V2 enables one-click execution of complex cross-protocol strategies with automated transaction bundling across 50+ protocols.
Protocol partners with Jumper Exchange to facilitate ETH-BTC cross-chain swaps.
Gas.zip integration enables cross-chain gas token transfers through API, SDK and Widget integration.
Open sources entire intent system as core contribution to Open Intent Framework, enabling cross-VM compatibility and permissionless expansion.
Protocol reaches 500+ integration partners, with new Pearl platform integration for automated bridging.