Archon

Archon is a Web3 development studio run by a Hong Kong team that also maintains a cross-chain bridge aggregator. The front end gathers bridging routes across several chains into one screen: a user picks source chain, destination and asset, the system returns available paths and fees, then calls the relevant bridge contract to lock and mint, removing the need to compare and switch between separate bridges.

The bridge launched on 1 November 2023, initially moving assets between Horizen EON, Ethereum and Avalanche and covering ETH, WBTC, WZEN, USDT, USDC, DAI and LINK; EON then became the main entrance for ZEN and ecosystem assets crossing chains. EON itself is an Ethereum sidechain, and the bridge lets those assets travel between the sidechain and mainnet ecosystems; contracts run a lock-and-mint model in which destination assets are backed by the amount locked on the source chain, and about 8,600 dollars is locked in the bridge.