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"Very few applications on Solana feature built-in bridging, but the landscape is evolving. Phantom and Jupiter are at the forefront of this change, embedding bridging functions within their services." - The State of Solana’s Bridging Landscape Currently, in-app bridging isn't widespread in the Solana ecosystem, with only a few apps like @DriftProtocol, @marginfi, and @birdeye_so offering this feature. But as user demand for bridging to Solana grows, we can expect more apps to adopt in-app bridging for a smoother user experience. Here are some apps that are at the forefront of this shift: - @JupiterExchange Bridge Comparator Tool & @wormholecrypto Integration Jupiter launched Bridge Comparator with the goal of making it easier for users to move funds to Solana from other chains. The Bridge Comparator offers users a platform where they can compare the quotes on bridging and cross-chain swap orders to Solana in a single place. The feature has been widely lauded by the Solana community for its simplicity, chains supported (9) and the details it offers in terms of showing output price, expected time, gas usage, and bridge provider’s fee. Moreover, earlier in December 2023, Jupiter announced the integration of Wormhole Connect on its bridge page, enabling users to bridge from Ethereum to Solana with 0 slippage. This integration is expected to be followed by the integration of @circle CCTP when it goes live on Solana. - @phantom's Cross-Chain Swapper – Powered by @lifiprotocol In November 2023, Phantom launched Cross-Chain Swapper, an in-wallet bridging feature that allows users to move funds to Solana from EVM chains like Etheruem and Polygon (and vice versa!). In-wallet cross-chain swaps offer users the convenience of finding the best rates across bridging solutions for their cross-chain swap order without even leaving the wallet interface. This reduces the time users have to spend finding the right bridge and makes it simple for anyone to move assets to Solana. The Cross-Chain Swapper has been a huge hit with the community and has already facilitated close to $41M in swaps. With easy to integrate tools from bridges like @wormholecrypto with Wormhole Connect and bridge and DEX aggregation API / SDK offered by @lifiprotocol, we believe in-app bridging will become a standard feature in the Solana ecosystem in the near future. For developers looking to enhance their applications with cross-chain capabilities, consider integrating our API for simple and fast cross-chain swaps! To understand the full potential and get detailed insights, make sure to read our latest report on the state of bridging in the Solana ecosystem 👇