--- title: "Cathie Wood Joins Advisory Board Of Cross-Chain Protocol, Says No 'Better Opportunity' Come Have Come Along — ZRO Token Shoots Up 20%" type: "News" locale: "zh-CN" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275566854.md" description: "Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has joined the advisory board of LayerZero, a cross-chain interoperability protocol, emphasizing its importance in the shift to on-chain finance. Wood stated this is her first advisory role in a long time and sees LayerZero as a key innovation platform. The advisory board includes notable figures from Intercontinental Exchange and Bank of New York Mellon. Additionally, Tether has made a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs, recognizing its role in facilitating cross-chain transactions. Following this news, the ZRO token surged 20% to $2.31, marking an 89% increase year-to-date." datetime: "2026-02-11T07:05:38.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275566854.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275566854.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275566854.md) --- > 支持的语言: [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275566854.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275566854.md) # Cathie Wood Joins Advisory Board Of Cross-Chain Protocol, Says No 'Better Opportunity' Come Have Come Along — ZRO Token Shoots Up 20% **Ark Invest** CEO **Cathie Wood** said Tuesday she has joined the advisory board of **LayerZero** (CRYPTO: ZRO)**,** a cross-chain interoperability protocol she views as critical in driving a “multi-decade shift” to on-chain finance. ## Wood Relishing New Opportunity Wood said in an X post that the stint marks her first advisory board role “in a long time” and no “better opportunity” could have come along. “Finance is moving on-chain, and I believe LayerZero will be one of the core innovation platforms supporting this multi-decade shift,” the veteran investor said. > After getting to know the LayerZero team and what they've been building over the past year, I couldn't think of a better opportunity to join an advisory board for the first time in a long time. Finance is moving on-chain, and I believe LayerZero will be one of the core innovation… https://t.co/CL13XQCYZk > > — Cathie Wood (@CathieDWood) February 10, 2026 The advisory board also includes **Michael Blaugurung**, VP of Strategic Initiatives, **Intercontinental Exchange** (NYSE:ICE), and **Caroline Butler,** Former Head of Digital Assets at **Bank of New York Mellon Corp.** (NYSE:BK). ## Tether Makes ‘Strategic Investment’ The move coincided with a “strategic investment” by **Tether** (CRYPTO: USDT) in **LayerZero Labs,** the development company behind the LayerZero protocol. Details on the investment type or scale, however, were not revealed. Tether recognized LayerZero’s role in enabling cross-chain movement of USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization. > Tether + LayerZero > > Tech layer to scale finance to infinity and ubiquity. > > WDK (Wallet Development Kit) is integrating LayerZero tech to its core to ensure that people, communities and companies have finally a unified user experience that abstracts complexity, ready for the day… https://t.co/FirguGdNgm > > — Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) February 10, 2026 LayerZero is a permissionless protocol enabling the transfer of data and assets across different blockchains. The platform bridged assets worth more than $8 billion over the last month, according to data from DeFiLlama. **Price Action**: At the time of writing, ZRO was exchanging hands at $2.31, up 20% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. 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