OFT Standard Resources

Issuers of tokenized assets use the OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) Standard to grow their asset's distribution by distributing a single, unified token across 170+ chains without giving up enterprise-grade customization or control. Instead of wrapping or bridging, OFT burns supply on the source chain and mints it natively on the destination. The token stays the same asset everywhere, and total supply stays unified across every network. Issuers configure their own security stack, picking verifiers from 55+ DVN providers and setting confirmation thresholds per lane. Compliance controls like rate limits, allow/deny lists, and pause/lock are controllable directly by the issuer.

The world's largest tokenized asset issuers rely on OFT standard, including Tether, PayPal, Paxos, Ondo Finance, and Anchorage Digital. In total, over 80% of cross-chain volume transferred by token standards runs on OFT standard, with over $300B in lifetime volume transferred.

Traditional bridges lock a token on the source chain and mint a wrapped IOU on the destination chain. This creates fragmented liquidity, reconciliation risk, and a permanent dependency on the bridge operator. OFT standard burns supply on the source chain and mints native supply on the destination. The token is the same asset everywhere, with unified supply and no wrapped variants.

Yes. Issuers with a token already deployed on one chain use an OFT Adapter. It locks the existing token in an escrow lockbox on its home chain and enables OFT distribution to every other chain via burn-and-mint. LayerZero regularly works with asset issuers to design bespoke solutions based on OFT standard.

Regulatory compliance is the issuer's responsibility, and requirements vary by jurisdiction, asset class, and regulator. The OFT Standard gives regulated issuers the controls they need to meet those obligations themselves, without depending on a third party.

That includes:

• Immutable, open-source contracts a regulator can review without an NDA
• AML/KYC enforcement through built-in allow-lists, deny-lists, and blacklists
• Pause, lock, and rate-limit controls the issuer executes directly
• A complete cross-chain audit trail the issuer owns and produces independently
• The option to run a private DVN on-premises for jurisdictions with data sovereignty rules

The issuer, not LayerZero, not any external multisig, controls the deployment end to end. Examiners can verify who validated each transaction, who holds upgrade or pause authority, and how compliance rules are enforced across every chain the token lives on.