How to Use GMX's Additional Chain Deployments Beyond Arbitrum and Avalanche

GMX’s footprint has grown well past the Arbitrum/Avalanche comparison covered elsewhere in this series, native deployments on Botanix and MegaETH, and a LayerZero-powered Multichain layer that lets you trade from Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, and Solana without manually bridging first.

This guide is part of TradeOnDEX’s GMX how-to series within Perpetual Futures, extending the Avalanche vs. Arbitrum comparison to GMX’s newer and less-covered deployments.

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The two kinds of “using GMX on another chain”

There’s a real distinction worth understanding here: native deployments, where GMX’s own contracts and liquidity live directly on that chain (Arbitrum, Avalanche, and now Botanix and MegaETH), versus Multichain access, where LayerZero’s infrastructure lets you interact with GMX’s liquidity from a chain GMX isn’t natively deployed on (Ethereum mainnet, Base, BNB Chain, Solana).

This means for you, concretely: trading “from” Ethereum or Solana through GMX Multichain doesn’t mean GMX’s liquidity pools live on those chains, you’re interacting with GMX’s native liquidity through a cross-chain messaging layer, not a separate, independent deployment.

What Multichain actually changes for you

Before Multichain, using GMX from a non-native chain meant manually bridging assets to Arbitrum or Avalanche first, as covered in the asset-bridging guide. Multichain, powered by LayerZero, is designed to remove that manual step, letting a GMX Account trade directly from a supported chain like Ethereum, Base, or BNB Chain without a separate bridging transaction beforehand.

GMX has described this expansion as adding roughly an additional chain every few weeks, so the list of directly supported chains is a moving target rather than a fixed set.

How to check what’s currently supported, step by step

1. Check GMX’s own documentation or interface for the current list of natively supported chains and Multichain-accessible chains, this list has been expanding steadily and specific figures age quickly.
2. If you’re on a natively deployed chain (Arbitrum, Avalanche, Botanix, MegaETH), you’re interacting with GMX’s liquidity directly.
3. If you’re on a Multichain-supported chain instead (Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Solana, and others as they’re added), confirm through GMX’s interface that your specific chain and asset are currently supported before assuming full feature parity with the native deployments.

Risk: what’s different about newer and Multichain-accessed deployments

Newer deployments and cross-chain infrastructure carry different risk than GMX’s original, longer-running Arbitrum and Avalanche deployments. Botanix, MegaETH, and the LayerZero Multichain layer are comparatively new additions to GMX’s footprint. Treat them with the same “newer code, less battle-tested” caution covered for GMX V2 broadly, specifically because they’re even newer than V2 itself.

Cross-chain messaging infrastructure introduces its own dependency. Multichain access relies on LayerZero’s cross-chain messaging working correctly, this is an additional infrastructure dependency beyond GMX’s own contracts, distinct from the risk profile of a native deployment where you’re interacting with GMX’s contracts more directly.

Feature parity across chains isn’t guaranteed to be identical. Don’t assume every market, pool type, or feature available on Arbitrum is automatically available with the same depth or terms on a newer native deployment or via Multichain access. Verify what’s actually supported for your specific chain and asset before planning around an assumption of full parity.

Liquidity depth varies meaningfully by chain, including among native deployments. As the Avalanche vs. Arbitrum comparison covers for GMX’s two original chains, newer deployments like Botanix and MegaETH should be expected to have different liquidity depth than the more established chains. Check current depth for your specific market rather than assuming it matches Arbitrum’s.

GMX’s chain footprint, at a glance

See it for yourself

Before trading from a newer native deployment or via Multichain access, check GMX’s own current documentation for the specific chain and asset you intend to use, since this list continues to expand and feature parity isn’t guaranteed across every chain. You can review current chain support at gmx.io.

Frequently asked questions

What’s the difference between a native GMX deployment and Multichain access?

A native deployment means GMX’s own contracts and liquidity live directly on that chain; Multichain access lets you interact with GMX’s existing liquidity from a chain GMX isn’t natively deployed on, using LayerZero’s cross-chain infrastructure.

Do I still need to manually bridge assets if I’m using a Multichain-supported chain?

Generally no, that’s the point of Multichain, letting a GMX Account trade directly from a supported chain without a separate manual bridging step beforehand.

Is trading on a newer chain like Botanix or MegaETH as safe as Arbitrum?

Not necessarily equivalent, newer deployments carry less operating history and, in some cases, different liquidity depth; apply the same caution you would to any newer, less battle-tested system.

Will every GMX feature be available on every supported chain?

Not guaranteed. Verify feature and market availability for your specific chain before assuming full parity with GMX’s original Arbitrum deployment.

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