LayerZero has announced the launch of a new data primitive, lzRead, designed specifically for smart contract developers. Using any standard smart contract language, developers can retrieve and calculate data from one or more chains through a single function call, utilizing the complete historical data of each chain. IzRead builders include:

-- Apecoin: NFT proof

-- EigenLayer: Full-chain AVS verification (research)

-- Agora: Governance

-- Chaos Labs: Conveying oracle results

-- Wintermute: Solving election market problems

-- Ethena Labs: Full-chain message verification

-- Plume Network: RWA revenue stream

-- Stargate: Asset verification

-- Gelato: Price aggregation

-- AltLayer: Data automation

-- Ambient: Reserve proof